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 

Luke 1:41

1:41 When ⁵  Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped ⁶  in her ⁷  womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. ⁸ 

[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.

[1:41]  ⁵ tn Grk “And it happened that.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated. Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here either.

[1:41]  ⁶ sn When the baby leaped John gave his first testimony about Jesus, a fulfillment of 1:15.

[1:41]  ⁷ tn The antecedent of “her” is Elizabeth.

[1:41]  ⁸ sn The passage makes clear that Elizabeth spoke her commentary with prophetic enablement, filled with the Holy Spirit.