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Luke 1:65

What does Luke 1:65 mean?

A plain-English look at Luke 1:65 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Luke 1:65 means

Fear falls on all who lived nearby, and word of these events spread through the hill country of Judæa. The community responds with awe and circulates the extraordinary happenings. Fear here is reverent awe at God’s intervention. The spread of news shows the social impact of God’s acts—people take note and discuss their possible meaning. The movement of information prepares the region for recognition of John and, later, news about Jesus.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judæa.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judea.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judæa.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And fear came on all those who were living round about them: and there was much talk about all these things in all the hill-country of Judaea.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And fear came upon all those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And fear came upon all their neighbours: and all these things were noised abroad over all the hill country of Judea.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And fear came upon all who dwelt round about them; and in the whole hill-country of Judaea all these things were the subject of conversation.

Context

This verse follows Zacharias’s restored speech and shows the wider communal reaction. From private family matters the story becomes regional news. This circulation prepares readers for the theological reflection that follows Zacharias’s prophetic song and sets the stage for John’s future reputation.

v.64And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, blessing God.

v.65This passage

v.66And all that heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then shall this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

Cross references

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

  • Luke 1:39

    And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah;

  • Luke 7:16

    And fear took hold on all: and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is arisen among us: and, God hath visited his people.

  • Acts 2:43

    And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.

  • Joshua 10:6

    And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the hill-country are gathered together against us.

  • Joshua 10:40

    So Joshua smote all the land, the hill-country, and the South, and the lowland, and the slopes, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but he utterly destroyed all that breathed, as Jehovah, the God of Israel, commanded.

  • Acts 5:11

    And great fear came upon the whole church, and upon all that heard these things.

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