Luke 1:64

64 And his mouth and his tongue were opened immediately, and he began to speak,^[a] praising God.

Luke 1:64 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 1:64

And his mouth was opened immediately
As soon as ever the child was named, and so all things accomplished which the angel had foretold;

and his tongue loosed;
the impediments of speech were removed, and the use of his tongue and lips was restored unto him:

and he spake and praised God;
for the safe delivery of his wife; for the birth of his son, the forerunner of Christ; for the conception of the Messiah; for God's gracious regards to his church and people, in these instances; and for the restoration of speech and hearing to himself, of which he had been some time deprived for his unbelief.

Luke 1:64 In-Context

62 So they made signs to his father [asking] what he wanted him to be named,

63 and he asked for a writing tablet [and] wrote, saying, "John is his name." And they were all astonished.

64 And his mouth and his tongue were opened immediately, and he began to speak, praising God.

65 And fear came on all those who lived near them, and in all the hill country of Judea all these events were discussed.

66 And all those who heard kept [these things] in their hearts, saying, "What then will this child be? For indeed the hand of the Lord was with him!"

Footnotes

• [a]. *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here ("began to speak")