And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

Commentaries

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

What then (τ αρα). With all these supernatural happenings they predicted the marvellous career of this child. Note Τ,

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

What manner of child, and so on. Such were the remarkable circumstances of his birth that they understood that he would be distinguished a…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

What manner of child shall this be!—Better, what shall this child be! The question was not what kind of child He…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

Theophylact of Ohrid: Just as the people marveled at the silence of Zacharias, they also marveled when he spoke. Therefore,…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

His time of disability over, Zechariah’s first words were words of praise.

Luke goes on to stress the widespread response to the events surro…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And all they that heard them
The above things, laid them up in their hearts; treasured them up in their memories, an…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

In these verses, we have an account of the birth of John the Baptist and the great joy among all the relatives of the family. He was to be called J…

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