Luke 1:64 (KJV)

Passage

And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:62 And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

Luke 1:63 And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

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

Luke 1:65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.

Luke 1:66 And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mouth", "opened", "immediately", "tongue", "loosed", "spake", and "praised". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mouth" and "opened", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 63's "And he asked for a writing table..." into verse 65's "And fear came on all that dwelt...", so "mouth" and "opened" 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 "mouth" and "opened" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.