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Luke 1:67

What does Luke 1:67 mean?

A plain-English look at Luke 1:67 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Luke 1:67 means

Filled with the Holy Spirit, Zacharias prophesies, beginning his song of blessing. The Spirit’s filling enables him to interpret the events theologically and to speak God’s purpose for his child and people. Zacharias’s prophetic utterance frames the births as part of God’s redemptive plan—visitation, redemption, and fulfillment of promises. His Spirit-enabled speech contrasts with his previous muteness and confirms the divine orchestration of events around John and the coming Messiah.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And his father, Zacharias, was full of the Holy Spirit, and with the voice of a prophet said these words:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Zacharias his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and did prophesy, saying,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Zachary his father was filled with the Holy Ghost. And he prophesied, saying:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Zacharias his father was filled with [the] Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

Context

This verse marks the shift from public reaction to prophetic interpretation. Zacharias, who had been silenced for disbelief, is now empowered by the Spirit to give a theological account. His prophecy will articulate the covenantal meaning of the child’s birth and link it to salvation history.

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.

v.67This passage

v.68Blessedbethe Lord, the God of Israel; For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,

Cross references

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

  • Luke 1:15

    For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

  • Numbers 11:25

    And Jehovah came down in the cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and put it upon the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, but they did so no more.

  • 2 Peter 1:21

    For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

  • 2 Samuel 23:2

    The Spirit of Jehovah spake by me, And his word was upon my tongue.

  • Luke 1:41

    And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit;

  • Joel 2:28

    And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

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