Luke 1:65 (LSB)

Passage

And fear came on all those living around them, and all these matters were being talked about in all the hill country of Judea.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:63 And he asked for a tablet and wrote as follows, “His name is John.” And they all marveled.

Luke 1:64 And at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak, blessing God.

Luke 1:65 And fear came on all those living around them, and all these matters were being talked about in all the hill country of Judea.

Luke 1:66 And all who heard these things put them in their heart, saying, “What then will this child be?” For the hand of the Lord was indeed with him.

Luke 1:67 And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "fear", "came", "living", "around", "matters", "talked", "hill", and "country". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "fear" and "came", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 64's "And at once his mouth was opened..." into verse 66's "And all who heard these things put...", so "fear" and "came" 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 "fear" and "came" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.