Luca 1:14

14 Ed egli ti sarà in allegrezza e gioia, e molti si rallegreranno del suo nascimento.

Luca 1:14 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 1:14

And thou shalt have joy and gladness
Not only because of his having a son; but because this his son would be the prophet of the Highest; would go before the Lord, and prepare his ways; give knowledge of salvation to many, and light to them that were in darkness, and guide their feet in the way of peace: all which, and more, he afterwards expresses in his song, whereby this part of the angel's prediction had its accomplishment:

and many shall rejoice at his birth;
as the neighbours and cousins of his parents did; see ( Luke 1:58 ) and not only they, but all others, who, afterwards had knowledge of him as prophet, and as the forerunner of the Messiah.

Luca 1:14 In-Context

12 E Zaccaria, vedutolo, fu turbato, e timore cadde sopra lui.

13 Ma l’angelo gli disse: Non temere, Zaccaria, perciocchè la tua orazione è stata esaudita, ed Elisabetta, tua moglie, ti partorirà un figliuolo, al quale porrai nome Giovanni.

14 Ed egli ti sarà in allegrezza e gioia, e molti si rallegreranno del suo nascimento.

15 Perciocchè egli sarà grande nel cospetto del Signore; e non berrà nè vino, nè cervogia; e sarà ripieno dello Spirito Santo, fin dal seno di sua madre.

16 E convertirà molti de’ figliuoli d’Israele al Signore Iddio loro.