His mouth was opened immediately and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.
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His mouth was opened immediately and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.
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And his mouthe was opened immediatly and his tonge also and he spake lawdynge God.
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And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he spake and praised God.
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Passages linked to Luke 1:64 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Luke 1:20 Behold, you will be silent and not able to speak until the day that these things will happen, because you didn’t believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”
- Exodus 4:15-16 You shall speak to him, and put the words in his mouth. I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do. He will be your spokesman to the people. It will happen that he will be to you a mouth, and you will be to him as God.
- Jeremiah 1:9 Then Yahweh stretched out his hand, and touched my mouth. Then Yahweh said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.
- Ezekiel 33:22 Now Yahweh’s hand had been on me in the evening, before he who had escaped came; and he had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no longer mute.
- Psalms 51:15 Lord, open my lips. My mouth will declare your praise.
- Daniel 4:34-37 At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him who lives forever; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation. All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and no one can stop his hand, or ask him, “What are you doing?” At the same time my understanding returned to me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned to me. My counselors and my lords sought me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added to me. Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.
- Mark 7:32-37 They brought to him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech. They begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him aside from the multitude, privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue. Looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!” Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was released, and he spoke clearly. He commanded them that they should tell no one, but the more he commanded them, so much the more widely they proclaimed it. They were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes even the deaf hear, and the mute speak!”
- Psalms 30:7-12 You, Yahweh, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled. I cried to you, Yahweh. I made supplication to the Lord: “What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth? Hear, Yahweh, and have mercy on me. Yahweh, be my helper.” You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness, to the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
- Psalms 118:18-19 Yah has punished me severely, but he has not given me over to death. Open to me the gates of righteousness. I will enter into them. I will give thanks to Yah.
- Ezekiel 3:27 But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Yahweh says.’ He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house.”
- Ezekiel 29:21 “In that day I will cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth among them. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.”
- Matthew 9:33 When the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. The multitudes marveled, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”
- Isaiah 12:1 In that day you will say, “I will give thanks to you, Yahweh; for though you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you comfort me.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain was restored to its former state, is read in…
was restored to its former state, is read in some copies.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his…
64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
Ver. 64. And he spake and praised God] And had he had as many tongues as he had hairs upon his head, he could never have sufficiently praised God for his son, but especially for his Saviour. See 1Ti 1:15-17. Zacharias believeth and therefore speaks, Psa 116:10. The tongue of the dumb sings, Isa 35:6.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The angel, Luk 1:20, inflicted the punishment upon him…
The angel, Luk 1:20, inflicted the punishment upon him no longer than until what he had said should be performed; now it was performed, God looseth his tongue, and he praiseth God, by the song which we shall by and by meet with.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And his mouth was opened immediately,.... As soon as…
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:
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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.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 64. The latter clause of the preceding verse…
Verse 64. The latter clause of the preceding verse should be joined with the beginning of this, as follows: And they marvelled all, for his mouth was opened, c. Every person must see the propriety of putting this clause, And they marvelled all, to the beginning of the 64th verse, instead of leaving it at the end of the 63rd, as in the common version. The people did not wonder because Zacharias said, He shall be called John but because he himself was that instant restored to the use of his speech.
And he spake, and praised God.] In his nine months' silence, he had learned the proper use of his tongue; and God, whose power was discredited by it, is now magnified. Happy they who, in religious matters, only break silence in order to speak of the loving-kindness of the Lord!
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain His mouth was opened ... - That is, he…
His mouth was opened ... - That is, he was enabled to speak. For nine months he had been mute, and it is probable that they supposed that he had been afflicted with a paralytic affection, and that he would not recover. Hence, their amazement when he spoke. For one act of disbelief all this calamity had come upon him, and it had not come without effect. With true gratitude he offered praise to God for the birth of a son, and for his restoration to the blessings of speech.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain mouth opened immediately--on thus palpably showing his full faith…
mouth opened immediately--on thus palpably showing his full faith in the vision, for disbelieving which he had been struck dumb (Luk 1:13, Luk 1:20).
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 64. His mouth was opened immediately—As the want of…
64. His mouth was opened immediately—As the want of faith had produced the dumbness, so the act of faith reproduced the speech. Moreover, the sign was needless now that the reality had come.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 64. he spake] Rather, he began to speak (imperfect),…
64. he spake] Rather, he began to speak (imperfect), the previous verb ‘was opened’ being an aorist.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (64) His tongue loosed.—The verb is supplied by the…
(64) His tongue loosed.—The verb is supplied by the translators because the one previously used applied strictly only to the mouth.
He spake, and praised God.—Probably, in substance, if not in words, as in the hymn that follows. The insertion of the two verses that follow seems to imply that some interval of time passed before its actual utterance.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue…
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God. This, the first hour of his recovered power, was without doubt the occasion of his giving utterance to the inspired hymn (the Benedictus) which is recorded at length a few verses further on (verses 68-79). It. was the outcome, no doubt, of his silent communing with the Spirit during the long months of his affliction.
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Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain Further events:
Further events:
v. 64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
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v. 65. And fear came on all that dwelt round about them; and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judea.
v. 66. And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.
Two strange things connected with the story of John have been noted: The fact that the child was the son of parents past the age of bearing children, and the giving of a name which had not been in use in the family of Zacharias. Here is added the recovery of speech on the part of the father. For the greater part of a year the neighbors had known him to be dumb, and now, with the same suddenness as the calamity had overtaken him, the ban is removed from his tongue, for which he at once gives praise to the Lord. The effect upon the assembled company and upon all the inhabitants of the hill country of Judea was a very deep one. Not superstitious fear, but Revelation rent awe took hold upon them. wherever the story of these events was told, the people were similarly impressed. They felt that such singular and peculiar circumstances surrounded the birth of this child that God Himself must be concerned in his welfare, that all things pointed to an uncommon future for the boy. The usual comment was: What, then, will this child come to? And the people made a mental note of the circumstances with a view of watching further developments. If they had only continued their watchful attitude until John began his ministry on the banks of the Jordan! And the comment of the evangelist justifies the questioning of the people in the hill country; For the hand of the Lord was with him. This sentence sums up the whole history of John’s childhood and anticipates some of the later developments.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 his mouth was opened ... his tongue was freed
his mouth was opened ... his tongue was freed
These two phrases are word pictures that together emphasize that Zechariah was suddenly able to speak. (See: Idiom and Parallelism)
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his mouth was opened and his tongue was freed
These phrases can be stated in active form. AT: "God opened his mouth and freed his tongue" (See: Active or Passive)
Fear came on all who lived around them
"All who lived around Zechariah and Elizabeth were afraid." It may be helpful to state clearly why they were afraid. AT: "All who lived around them were in awe of God because he had done this to Zechariah" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
all who lived around them
The word "all" here is a generalization. AT: "those who lived around them" or "many who lived in that area" (See: Hyperbole and Generalization)
All these matters were spread throughout all the hill country of Judea
The phrase "these matters were spread" is a metaphor for people talking about them. The passive verb here can also be translated in active form. AT: "All these matters were talked about by people throughout all the hill country of Judea" or "People throughout the hill country of Judea talked about all these matters" (See: Metaphor and Active or Passive)
All who heard them
"All who heard about these matters"
stored them in their hearts
Thinking often about things that have happened is spoken of as putting those things safely in their hearts. AT: "thought carefully about these matters" or "thought a lot about these events" (See: Metaphor)
hearts, saying
"hearts. They asked"
What then will this child become?
"What kind of great person will this baby grow up to be?" It is also possible that this question was meant to be a statement of their surprise at what they had heard about the baby. AT: "What a great man this child will be!" (See: Rhetorical Question)
the hand of the Lord was with him
The phrase "the hand of the Lord" refers to the Lord's power. AT: "the Lord's power was with him" or "the Lord was working in him powerfully" (See: Metonymy)
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