Luke 1:44 (YLT)

Passage

for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb;

Nearby Context

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;

Luke 1:43 and whence <FI>is<Fi> this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come unto me?

Luke 1:44 for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb;

Luke 1:45 and happy <FI>is<Fi> she who did believe, for there shall be a completion to the things spoken to her from the Lord.'

Luke 1:46 And Mary said, `My soul doth magnify the Lord,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "voice", "salutation", "came", "ears", "leap", "gladness", "babe", and "womb". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "voice" and "salutation", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 43's "and whence FI is Fi this to..." into verse 45's "and happy FI is Fi she who...", so "voice" and "salutation" 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 "voice" and "salutation" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.