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All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, "What then will this child be?" The hand of the Lord was with him.
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Ponder God's Actions
The community didn't just witness the miraculous events surrounding John's birth; they "laid them up in their hearts." Commentators note this act of deep reflection led them to ask about the child's destiny. This serves as a model for believers to pay close attention to God's work in the world and in their lives, pondering what He might be doing.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
What manner of child, and so on. Such were the remarkable circumstances of his birth that they understood that he would be distinguished a…
What then (τ αρα). With all these supernatural happenings they predicted the marvellous career of this child. Note Τ,
19th Century
Anglican
What manner of child shall this be!—Better, what shall this child be! The question was not what kind of child He…
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Luke goes on to stress the widespread response to the events surro…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And all they that heard them The above things, laid them up in their hearts; treasured them up in their memories, an…
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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