Soak Bible
Navigate

59And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

Luke 1:59

Linguistic Insight

of 16

Tap any underlined word in the verse to see its original meaning.

Commentary

Matthew Henry

(vv. 57-66)

In these verses, we have, I. The birth of John Baptist, Luke 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 Saviour): Elisabeth’s full time came, that she should be delivered , and then she brought forth a son . Promised mercies are to be expected when the full time for them is come, and not before. II. The grea...

My Notes

Notes are saved on this device.