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.
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Gill's Exposition
And all they that heard them,.... The above things, laid them up in their hearts; treasured them up in their memories, and often thought of them in their minds, what should be the meaning, and what…
Barnes' Notes
What manner of child ... - Such were the remarkable circumstances of his birth that they apprehended that he would be distinguished as a prophet, or that great events would result from his life. The…
Adam Clarke
What manner of child shall this be! - As there have been so many extraordinary things in his conception and birth, surely God has designed him for some extraordinary purpose. These things they laid up…
In these verses, we have,
I. The birth of John Baptist, Luk 1:57. Though he was conceived in the womb by miracle, he continued in the womb according to the ordinary course of nature (so did our…
Cambridge Bible
What manner of child Rather, What then will this child be?
And Rather, For indeed, with א, B, C, D, L, which read καὶ γάρ.
the hand of the Lord was with him The turn of expression is Hebraistic, as…
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