Luke 1:40 (YLT)

Passage

and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:38 And Mary said, `Lo, the maid-servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to thy saying,' and the messenger went away from her.

Luke 1:39 And Mary having arisen in those days, went to the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,

Luke 1:40 and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.

Luke 1:41 And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe did leap in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

Luke 1:42 and spake out with a loud voice, and said, `Blessed <FI>art<Fi> thou among women, and blessed <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of thy womb;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "entered", "house", "zacharias", "saluted", and "elisabeth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "entered" and "house", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 39's "And Mary having arisen in those days..." into verse 41's "And it came to pass when Elisabeth...", so "entered" and "house" 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 "entered" and "house" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.