Luke 1:57

The Birth of John

1:57 Now the time came ¹  for Elizabeth to have her baby, ²  and she gave birth to a son.

Luke 1:67

Zechariah’s Praise and Prediction

1:67 Then ³  his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, ⁴ 

[1:57]  ¹ tn Grk “the time was fulfilled.”

[1:57]  ² tn The words “her baby” are not in the Greek text, but have been supplied for clarity.

[1:67]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[1:67]  ⁴ tn Grk “and he prophesied, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.