Luke 1:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. ”

Luke 1:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thy prayer is heard - That is, thy prayer for offspring. This, among the Jews, was an object of intense desire. No prospect was more gloomy to them than that of dying childless, so that their “na...
Luke 1:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Prediction of the Birth of John the Baptist. Lk. alone gives the story, which perhaps existed independently. and had been preserved in Baptist circles like that of Acts 19:1-6 . Its Jewish charact...
Luke 1:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

unto . to. Greek. pros. App-104. Not the same word as in Luke 1:26 . not. Greek. me. App-105. As in verses: Luke 1:20 ; Luke 1:30 , not as in verses: Luke 1:20 ; Luke 1:22 ; Luke 1:34 ....
Luke 1:13 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

13. Fear not, Zacharias The glory of God, it ought to be observed, is not so appalling to the saints as to swallow them up entirely with dread, but only to cast them down from a foolish conf...
Luke 1:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. Thy prayer is heard - This probably refers,...
Luke 1:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Thy prayer is heard;— We cannot imagine that this holy man, at so advanced an age, and on such an occasion, would pray for the pregnancy of his wife, who was very old. The priests in this office co...
Luke 1:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. But the angel said unto him, Fear n...
Luke 1:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Birth of John. The Annunciation 1-4. Preface. To write a preface to a history is not a Jewish, but a classical custom, and by following it St. Luke shows himself a true Gentile, trained in Greek c...
Luke 1:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Thy prayer is heard. — The words imply a prayer on the part of Zacharias, not that he might have a son (that hope appears to have died out long before), but that the Kingdom of God might come. Pray...
Luke 1:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 1 THE GENESIS OF THE GOSPEL. THE four walls and the twelve gates of the Seer looked in different directions, but together they guarded, and opened into, one City of God. So the four Gospe...
Luke 1:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Forerunner Luke 1:13-25 As we open this Gospel we feel the wealth of a new age. The country was full of anarchy, misrule and wild passion, but there were many who “spoke often one to anothe...
Luke 1:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(5) There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. (6) And they we...
Luke 1:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But the angel said unto him, fear not, Zacharias ,.... He calls him by his name; for holy men are known to angels in person, and by name; to whom they are ministering spirits, and for whose good the...
Luke 1:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. Ver. 13. For thy prayer is heard ] Both...
Luke 1:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

But the angel said, Fear not , &c. Thus encouraging him with great gentleness of aspect and voice. For thy prayer is heard I do not come unto thee with a message of terror, but am sent to assu...
Luke 1:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

LUKE'S GOSPEL WRITTEN FOR A GENTILE RULER (vs.1-4) Luke's introduction shows that, though he was concerned about giving exact information in this letter to Theophilus, he had not thought of bein...
Luke 1:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Appearance of an Angel to Zacharias; The Birth of John Foretold; The Unbelief of Zacharias. 5 There was in the days of Herod...
Luke 1:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Although the great God useth so to show himself to the best of his own people, as to imprint upon them a sacred awe of his majesty, yet he never suffereth the souls of his people to sink under those...
Luke 1:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Zacharias Goes Up to the Temple and Is Promised a Son Who Will Prepare the Way for God's Messiah, and He is Made Dumb in God's Presence (1:5-25). From this point on until the end of chapter 2 all...
Luke 1:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Luke 1:5 . Herod, the king of Judæa .—He also ruled over Galilee, Samaria, and the greater part of Peræa. He was the son of Antipater, an Edomite , and had been imposed upon the...
Luke 1:13 - Scofield Reference Notes

angel ( See Scofield) - ( Hebrews 1:4 ).
Luke 1:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 1:5-6 . There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. And...
Luke 1:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 1:1 . Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things, which within a short compass of years have been acted and accomplished among us. In the first a...
Luke 1:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

But the angel said unto him, Fear not Human life on earth known in heaven From the speech of Gabriel it is clear that human life, in its beginning’, course, purpose, and destiny, is known in...
Luke 1:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE origin of the Gospels—the four histories which relate in detail the circumstances of the foundation of Christianity—will ever be an interesting study. Here we shall never know t...
Luke 1:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The angel messenger:
Luke 1:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 1:20-23 ; 1 Samuel 2:21 ; 2 Kings 4:16 ; 2 Kings 4:17 ; Acts 10:31 ; Daniel 10:12 ; Genesis 17:10 ; Genesis 17:19 ; Genesis 18:14 ; Genesis 25:21 ; Hosea 1:10 ; Hosea 1:4 ; Hose...
Luke 1:13 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Seven Magnificats Selections from Luke 1:1-80 and Luke 2:1-52 INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction to the seven Magnificats, we will study the annunciation of the birth of Chri...
Luke 1:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Thy prayer is heard — Let us observe with pleasure, that the prayers of pious worshippers come up with acceptance before God; to whom no costly perfume is so sweet, as the fragrancy of an upright h...

Luke 1:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Luke 1:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 1:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Luke 1:13 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 1:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Luke 1:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Luke 1:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Luke 1:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 1:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Luke 1:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Luke 1:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Luke 1:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Luke 1:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Luke 1:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Luke 1:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 1:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 1:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Luke 1:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Luke 1:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 1:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Luke 1:13 - Scofield Reference Notes

Luke 1:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 1:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 1:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

Luke 1:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Luke 1:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Luke 1:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 1:13 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Luke 1:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes