Luke 1:57 (YLT)

Passage

And to Elisabeth was the time fulfilled for her bringing forth, and she bare a son,

Nearby Context

Luke 1:55 As He spake unto our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed--to the age.'

Luke 1:56 And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.

Luke 1:57 And to Elisabeth was the time fulfilled for her bringing forth, and she bare a son,

Luke 1:58 and the neighbours and her kindred heard that the Lord was making His kindness great with her, and they were rejoicing with her.

Luke 1:59 And it came to pass, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "elisabeth", "time", "fulfilled", "bringing", "forth", and "bare". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "elisabeth" and "time", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 56's "And Mary remained with her about three..." into verse 58's "and the neighbours and her kindred heard...", so "elisabeth" and "time" 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 "elisabeth" and "time" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.