Luke 1:24 (KJV)

Passage

And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,

Nearby Context

Luke 1:22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.

Luke 1:23 And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.

Luke 1:24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,

Luke 1:25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.

Luke 1:26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "after", "days", "wife", "elisabeth", "conceived", "herself", "five", and "months". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "after" and "days", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "And it came to pass that as..." into verse 25's "Thus hath the Lord dealt with me...", so "after" and "days" 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 "after" and "days" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.