Luke 1:58

58 Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her; and they rejoiced with her.

Luke 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 ) .

Luke 1:58 In-Context

56 Mary stayed with her about three months, and returned to her house.

57 Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she brought forth a son.

58 Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her; and they rejoiced with her.

59 It happened on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of the father.

60 His mother answered, "Not so; but he will be called John."