Luke 1:24 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Luke 1:22 and having come out, he was not able to speak to them, and they perceived that a vision he had seen in the sanctuary, and he was beckoning to them, and did remain dumb.

Luke 1:23 And it came to pass, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he went away to his 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 done to me, in days in which He looked upon <FI>me<Fi> , to take away my reproach among men.'

Luke 1:26 And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which <FI>is<Fi> 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 when the..." into verse 25's "Thus hath the Lord done to 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.