Lucas 1:58

58 Todos sus vecinos y parientes se alegraron al enterarse de que Dios había sido tan misericordioso con ella.

Lucas 1:58 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 1:58

And her neighbours, and her cousins
That lived in Hebron, and the parts adjacent, whether of the house of Aaron, or of the tribe of Judah; to both which she was related, and who dwelt near her, the priests in the city of Hebron, and the children of Judah in the places about it:

heard how the Lord had showed great mercy upon her;
or "had magnified his mercy with her"; see ( Genesis 19:19 ) in removing her barrenness, and so taking away her reproach from among men; in giving her strength to conceive, and bring forth a son, that was to be so great, as the prophet of the Highest; and more than a prophet, and greater than any born of women:

and they rejoiced with her:
as the angel had foretold they should, ( Luke 1:14 ) The Persic version reads, "with him, Zacharias"; having rendered the other clause thus, though wrongly, "hearing that God had poured out his mercy on the house of Zacharias"; see ( Romans 12:15 ) .

Lucas 1:58 In-Context

56 Y María se quedó con Elisabet unos tres meses y luego regresó a su casa.

57 Nacimiento de Juan el Bautista
Cuando se cumplió el tiempo para que naciera el bebé, Elisabet dio a luz un hijo varón.

58 Todos sus vecinos y parientes se alegraron al enterarse de que Dios había sido tan misericordioso con ella.

59 Cuando el bebé cumplió ocho días, todos se reunieron para la ceremonia de circuncisión. Querían ponerle por nombre Zacarías como su padre,

60 pero Elisabet dijo:
—¡No! ¡Su nombre es Juan!