1:57 Now the time came 1 for Elizabeth to have her baby, 2 and she gave birth to a son. 1:58 Her 3 neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown 4 great mercy to her, and they rejoiced 5 with her.
1 tn Grk “the time was fulfilled.”
2 tn The words “her baby” are not in the Greek text, but have been supplied for clarity.
3 tn Grk “And her.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
4 tn Grk “had magnified his mercy with her.”
5 tn The verb συνέχαιρον (sunecairon) is an imperfect and could be translated as an ingressive force, “they began to rejoice.”