Luke 2:6 (GNV)

Passage

And so it was, that while they were there, the daies were accomplished that shee shoulde be deliuered,

Nearby Context

Luke 2:4 And Ioseph also went vp from Galile out of a citie called Nazareth, into Iudea, vnto the citie of Dauid, which is called Beth-leem (because he was of the house and linage of Dauid,)

Luke 2:5 To bee taxed with Marie that was giuen him to wife, which was with childe.

Luke 2:6 And so it was, that while they were there, the daies were accomplished that shee shoulde be deliuered,

Luke 2:7 And she brought foorth her first begotten sonne, and wrapped him in swadling clothes, and laide him in a cratch, because there was no roome for them in the ynne.

Luke 2:8 And there were in the same countrey shepheards, abiding in the fielde, and keeping watch by night ouer their flocke.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "daies", "accomplished", "shee", "shoulde", and "deliuered". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "daies" and "accomplished", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "To bee taxed with Marie that was..." into verse 7's "And she brought foorth her first begotten...", so "daies" and "accomplished" 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 "daies" and "accomplished" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.