Luke 2:19

Luke 2:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
• New International Version (NIV)But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.

Context of Luke 2:19

17After they had seen the Child, they spread the message they had received about Him. 18And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them. 21When the eight days before His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He was conceived.

Luke 2:19 word by word

Ἡ δὲ Μαριὰμ πάντα συνετήρει τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα συμβάλλουσα ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτῆς.Read the interlinear

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• MaryΜαρίαMaria Mariam · MaryG3137
• treasured upσυντηρέωsuntēreō · to preserveG4933
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• thingsῥῆμαrhēma · declarationG4487
• ponderedσυμβάλλωsumballō · to ponder/conferG4820
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• heartκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588

Cross-references for Luke 2:19

• Luke 2:51Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
• Luke 1:66And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
• Luke 9:43And they were all astonished at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus was doing, He said to His disciples,
• Genesis 37:11And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.
• 1 Samuel 21:12Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
• Proverbs 4:4he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
• Hosea 14:9Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.

Commentaries on Luke 2:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19And pondered them in her heart - , Weighing them in her heart. Weighing is an English translation of our word pondering, from the Latin ponderare. Every circumstance relative to her son's birth, Mary treasured up in her memory; and every new circumstance she weighed, or compared with those which had already taken place, in order to acquire the fullest information concerning the nature and mission of her son.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Mary kept all these things - All that happened, and all that was said respecting her child. She “remembered” what the angel had said to “her;” what had happened to Elizabeth and to the shepherds - all the extraordinary circumstances which had attended. the birth of her son. Here is a delicate and beautiful expression of the feelings of a mother. A “mother” forgets none of those things which occur respecting her children. Everything they do or suffer…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-20Verses 8-20 Angels were heralds of the new-born Saviour, but they were only sent to some poor, humble, pious, industrious shepherds, who were in the business of their calling, keeping watch over their flock. We are not out of the way of Divine visits, when we are employed in an honest calling, and abide with God in it. Let God have the honour of this work; Glory to God in the highest. God's good-will to men, manifested in sending the Messiah, redounds to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart: Mary kept these things in her heart. This may mean she thought deeply about what had happened and wondered what the future of Jesus would be. It may also mean that Luke learned about these events from Mary herself.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-208. abiding in the fields--staying there, probably in huts or tents. watch ... by night--or, night watches, taking their turn of watching. From about passover time in April until autumn, the flocks pastured constantly in the open fields, the shepherds lodging there all that time. (From this it seems plain that the period of the year usually assigned to our Lord's birth is too late). Were these shepherds chosen to have the first sight of the blessed Babe…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 2:19

• Jesus, the Christ
• Mary
• Shepherd

In the dictionaries

• Consolation
• Decree
• Depart
• Devout
• Glory
• Inn
• Jesus
• Lighten
• Pair
• Ponder

Commentaries on Luke 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings