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Luke 1:57

What does Luke 1:57 mean?

A plain-English look at Luke 1:57 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Luke 1:57 means

Elisabeth’s time came and she gave birth to a son. The long-awaited birth is the fulfillment of Gabriel’s promise and Elisabeth’s hope. The child’s arrival is a tangible sign of God’s faithfulness, reversing reproach into joy. Luke records the birth plainly, emphasizing that God’s word was reliable and effective. The event continues the theme of miraculous births as instruments of God’s redemptive plan.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Now Elisabeth’s time was fulfilled that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Now Elisabeth’s time was fulfilled that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Now it was time for Elisabeth to give birth, and she had a son.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Now Elizabeth's full time of being delivered was come: and she brought forth a son.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

But the time was fulfilled for Elizabeth that she should bring forth, and she gave birth to a son.

Context

This verse resumes the narrative after Mary’s stay and returns to Elisabeth’s household. It records the fulfillment of the earlier promise and sets the stage for the naming controversy, Zacharias’s restored speech, and his prophetic song.

v.56And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.

v.57This passage

v.58And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her; and they rejoiced with her.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 21:2

    And Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

  • Numbers 23:19

    God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good?

  • Luke 2:6

    And it came to pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered.

  • Luke 1:13

    But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

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