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.
And all they that heard them laid up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! Yet there is every reason to believe that long before John appeared in public all these things were forgotten, nor were recalled even after that by his wonderful success.
And the hand of the Lord was with him - by special tokens marking him out as destined to some great work (cf. 1 Kings 18:46; 2 Kings 3:15; Acts 11:21).