Luke 2:19 (GNV)

Passage

But Mary kept all those sayings, and pondred them in her heart.

Nearby Context

Luke 2:17 And when they had seene it, they published abroade the thing, that was tolde them of that childe.

Luke 2:18 And all that heard it, wondred at ye things which were tolde them of the shepheards.

Luke 2:19 But Mary kept all those sayings, and pondred them in her heart.

Luke 2:20 And the shepheardes returned glorifiyng and praising God, for all that they had heard and seene as it was spoken vnto them.

Luke 2:21 And when the eight daies were accomplished, that they shoulde circumcise the childe, his name was then called Iesus, which was named of the Angell, before he was conceiued in the wombe.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mary", "kept", "sayings", "pondred", and "heart". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mary" and "kept", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "And all that heard it wondred at..." into verse 20's "And the shepheardes returned glorifiyng and praising...", so "mary" and "kept" 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 "mary" and "kept" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.