Passage
All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, “What then will this child be?” The hand of the Lord was with him.
Luke 1:66 (WEB)
Nearby Context
Luke 1:64 His mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.
Luke 1:65 Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.
Luke 1:66 All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, “What then will this child be?” The hand of the Lord was with him.
Luke 1:67 His father, Zacharias, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
Luke 1:68 “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "heard", "laid", "heart", "saying", "child", "hand", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "heard" and "laid", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 65's "Fear came on all who lived around..." into verse 67's "His father Zacharias was filled with the...", so "heard" and "laid" 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 "heard" and "laid" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.