LUKE 1:58 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
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ULT And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

UST When her neighbors and relatives heard about how kind the Lord had been to her by giving her a son, they were very happy along with Elizabeth.

BLB And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord was magnifying His mercy with her, and they were rejoicing with her.

AICNT And the neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

OEB and her neighbours and relatives, hearing of the great goodness of the Lord to her, came to share her joy.

WEBBE Her neighbours and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her, and they rejoiced with her.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

LSV and the neighbors and her relatives heard that the LORD was making His kindness great with her, and they were rejoicing with her.

FBV Her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had showed her great kindness, and they celebrated together with her.

TCNT Then her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and they rejoiced with her.

T4T Her neighbors and relatives heard how ◄the Lord/God► had greatly blessed her by enabling her to bear a child, so they were happy along with Elizabeth.

LEB And her neighbors and relatives heard that _⌊the Lord had shown his great mercy to her_⌋,[fn] and they rejoiced with her.

1:58 Literally “the Lord had made great his mercy with her”

BBE And it came to the ears of her neighbours and relations that the Lord had been very good to her, and they took part in her joy.

Moff When her neighbours and kinsfolk heard of the Lord's great mercy to her they rejoiced with her,

Wymth and her neighbours and relatives heard how the Lord had had great compassion on her; and they rejoiced with her.

ASV And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her; and they rejoiced with her.

DRA And her neighbours and kinsfolks heard that the Lord had shewed his great mercy towards her, and they congratulated with her.

YLT and the neighbours and her kindred heard that the Lord was making His kindness great with her, and they were rejoicing with her.

Drby And her neighbours and kinsfolk heard that [the] Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and they rejoiced with her.

RV And her neighbours and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her; and they rejoiced with her.

SLT And they dwelling near and her kinsmen heard, for the Lord magnified his mercy with her; and they rejoiced with her.

Wbstr And her neighbors and her cousins heard that the Lord had shown great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

KJB-1769 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
(And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had showed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her. )

KJB-1611 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy vpon her, and they reioyced with her.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And her neyghbours, and her cosins hearde howe the Lorde hadde shewed great mercy vpo her, and they reioyced with her.
(And her neighbours, and her cosins heard how the Lord had showed great mercy upon her, and they rejoiced with her.)

Gnva And her neighbours, and cousins heard tell howe the Lord had shewed his great mercie vpon her, and they reioyced with her.
(And her neighbours, and cousins heard tell how the Lord had showed his great mercy upon her, and they rejoiced with her. )

Cvdl And hir neghbours and kynsfolkes herde, yt the LORDE had shewed greate mercy vpo her,& they reioysed with her.
(And her neighbours and kinsfolks herd/heard, it the LORD had showed great mercy upon her,and they rejoiced with her.)

TNT And her neghboures and her cosins hearde tell how the lorde had shewed great mercy vpon her and they reioysed with her.
(And her neighbours and her cosins heard tell how the lord had showed great mercy upon her and they rejoiced with her. )

Wycl And the neiyboris and cosyns of hir herden, that the Lord hadde magnyfied his mercy with hir; and thei thankiden hym.
(And the neighbours and cosyns of her heard, that the Lord had magnified his mercy with hir; and they thankiden him.)

Luth Und ihre Nachbarn und Gefreundeten höreten, daß dar HErr große Barmherzigkeit an ihr getan hatte, und freueten sich mit ihr.
(And their/her neighbours and Gefreundeten heard, that that LORD large compassion at/to you(pl)/their/her did had, and rejoicedn itself/yourself/themselves with you(pl)/their/her.)

ClVg Et audierunt vicini et cognati ejus quia magnificavit Dominus misericordiam suam cum illa, et congratulabantur ei.
(And they_heard vicini and cognati his because magnificavit Master mercy his_own when/with that, and congratulabantur to_him. )

UGNT καὶ ἤκουσαν οἱ περίοικοι καὶ οἱ συγγενεῖς αὐτῆς, ὅτι ἐμεγάλυνεν Κύριος τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ μετ’ αὐτῆς, καὶ συνέχαιρον αὐτῇ.
(kai aʸkousan hoi perioikoi kai hoi sungeneis autaʸs, hoti emegalunen Kurios to eleos autou met’ autaʸs, kai suneⱪairon autaʸ.)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἤκουσαν οἱ περίοικοι καὶ οἱ συγγενεῖς αὐτῆς ὅτι ἐμεγάλυνεν κύριος τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ μετʼ αὐτῆς, καὶ συνέχαιρον αὐτῇ.
(kai aʸkousan hoi perioikoi kai hoi sungeneis autaʸs hoti emegalunen kurios to eleos autou metʼ autaʸs, kai suneⱪairon autaʸ.)

RP-GNT Καὶ ἤκουσαν οἱ περίοικοι καὶ οἱ συγγενεῖς αὐτῆς ὅτι ἐμεγάλυνεν κύριος τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ μετ' αὐτῆς, καὶ συνέχαιρον αὐτῇ.
(Kai aʸkousan hoi perioikoi kai hoi sungeneis autaʸs hoti emegalunen kurios to eleos autou met' autaʸs, kai suneⱪairon autaʸ.)

TC-GNT Καὶ ἤκουσαν οἱ περίοικοι καὶ οἱ συγγενεῖς αὐτῆς ὅτι ἐμεγάλυνε Κύριος τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ μετ᾽ αὐτῆς, καὶ συνέχαιρον αὐτῇ.
(Kai aʸkousan hoi perioikoi kai hoi sungeneis autaʸs hoti emegalune Kurios to eleos autou meta autaʸs, kai suneⱪairon autaʸ. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:57–66: John the Baptizer was born and received his name

In this section, Elizabeth gave birth to a son, and she and his father gave him the name John. John received this name at the time when he was circumcised. He was the one who was later called John the Baptizer.

It was Jewish custom to circumcise a baby boy one week after his birth. The circumcision commonly took place at the family’s home. The father or a man who specialized in doing circumcision would cut off the skin at the end of the baby’s penis. This was a sign in each boy’s body that he was part of Israel and included in the covenant that God had made with Israel. Neighbors and relatives joined in the celebration.

God had shown his power in causing Elizabeth to become pregnant when she was old and had been unable to have children. When the baby was circumcised, God again showed his power by restoring Zechariah’s ability to speak. The unusual events in connection with John’s birth were told throughout the hill country of Judah. As a result, people thought about these things and felt awe and fear to see God working in that powerful way among them.

Some other possible headings for this section are:

Elizabeth gave birth to John

Elizabeth gave birth to a baby who was circumcised and named John

The birth and circumcision of John the Baptizer

1:58a

Her neighbors and relatives heard

Her neighbors and relatives/kinsfolk heard
When her/Elizabeth’s family and neighbors were told
Those who lived near her and those in her clan heard/learned

neighbors: The Greek word that the BSB translates as neighbors refers to people who knew Elizabeth and Zechariah and lived close to them.

relatives: The word relatives means “kinsmen” or “family members.” It refers to people in the extended or larger family of Elizabeth and Zechariah. Some may have lived a long distance away. This is the same word as in 1:36a.

heard: The Greek word that the BSB translates as heard is the common word for “to hear.” But in this context it also implies that they had received news or learned new information.

1:58b

that the Lord had shown her great mercy,

the news that the Lord had been very merciful to her,
about this great kindness that the Lord had done for her,
how, in his great mercy/compassion, the Lord had given her a son,

the Lord had shown her great mercy: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as had shown her great mercy is an idiom that is literally “made-great his mercy with her.” It indicates that the Lord had expressed great compassion to her in her need. Elizabeth had suffered because she was not able to have children. God showed his compassion to her by making her able to have a child in her old age.

Some other ways to translate this are:

the Lord had caused his mercy to be great

the Lord had been very kind to her (GW)

the Lord had treated her very mercifully/compassionately

Lord: Here the word Lord refers to God. See Lord, Context 2, in the Glossary.

1:58c

and they rejoiced with her.

and they rejoiced with her.
they were happy with/for her.
and they celebrated the birth with her.

they rejoiced with her: The Greek expression that the BSB translates as they rejoiced with her means that the neighbors and relatives were happy because of what the Lord had done for Elizabeth, and because she was happy.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐμεγάλυνεν & τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ μετ’ αὐτῆς

magnified & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἤκουσαν οἱ περίοικοι καί οἱ συγγενεῖς αὐτῆς ὅτι ἐμεγάλυνεν Κύριος τό ἔλεος αὐτοῦ μετʼ αὐτῆς καί συνέχαιρον αὐτῇ)

Luke speaks as if God had made his mercy bigger towards Elizabeth. Alternate translation: [had shown great kindness to her]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐμεγάλυνεν & τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ μετ’ αὐτῆς

The implication is that God’s great kindness to Elizabeth was to enable her to have a baby. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [had shown great kindness to her by enabling her to have a baby]

Parallel LUKE 1:58

Section 1:57–66: John the Baptizer was born and received his name

1:58a

1:58b

1:58c