Luke 1:66 (GNV)

Passage

And al they that heard them, laid them vp in their hearts, saying, What maner childe shall this be! and the hand of the Lord was with him.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he spake and praised God.

Luke 1:65 Then feare came on all them that dwelt neere vnto them, and all these woordes were noised abroade throughout all the hill countrey of Iudea.

Luke 1:66 And al they that heard them, laid them vp in their hearts, saying, What maner childe shall this be! and the hand of the Lord was with him.

Luke 1:67 Then his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

Luke 1:68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, because he hath visited and redeemed his people,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "heard", "laid", "hearts", "saying", "maner", "childe", "shall", and "hand". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "heard" and "laid", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 65's "Then feare came on all them that..." into verse 67's "Then his father Zacharias was filled with...", so "heard" and "laid" 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 "heard" and "laid" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.