Luke 1:58

58 and her neighbours and relatives heard how the Lord had had great compassion on 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 So Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months, and then returned home.

57 Now when Elizabeth's full time was come, she gave birth to a son;

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

59 And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and were going to call him Zechariah, after his father.

60 His mother, however, said, "No, he is to be called John."