Luke 1:57-58

The Birth of John

1:57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to have her baby, and she gave birth to a son. 1:58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.


tn Grk “the time was fulfilled.”

tn The words “her baby” are not in the Greek text, but have been supplied for clarity.

tn Grk “And her.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

tn Grk “had magnified his mercy with her.”

tn The verb συνέχαιρον (sunecairon) is an imperfect and could be translated as an ingressive force, “they began to rejoice.”