Luke 1:21 (GNV)

Passage

Now the people waited for Zacharias, and marueiled that he taried so long in the Temple.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:19 And the Angell answered, and sayde vnto him, I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speake vnto thee, and to shew thee these good tidings.

Luke 1:20 And beholde, thou shalt be domme, and not be able to speake, vntill the day that these things be done, because thou beleeuedst not my words, which shalbe fulfilled in their season.

Luke 1:21 Now the people waited for Zacharias, and marueiled that he taried so long in the Temple.

Luke 1:22 And when hee came out, hee coulde not speake vnto them: then they perceiued that hee had seene a vision in the Temple: For he made signes vnto them, and remained domme.

Luke 1:23 And it came to passe, when the daies of his office were fulfilled, that he departed to his owne house.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "people", "waited", "zacharias", "marueiled", "taried", "long", and "temple". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "people" and "waited", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "And beholde thou shalt be domme and..." into verse 22's "And when hee came out hee coulde...", so "people" and "waited" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "people" and "waited" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.