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 seeing them, they reported the message they were told about this child, 18and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary was treasuring up all these things in her heart and meditating on them. 20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had seen and heard, which were just as they had been told. 21When the eight days were completed for his circumcision, he was named Jesus — the name given by the angel 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• MaryΜαρίαMaria Mariam · MaryG3137
• keptσυντηρέωsuntēreō · to preserveG4933
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• thingsῥῆμαrhēma · declarationG4487
• and 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 with them and came to Nazareth and was obedient to them. His mother kept all these things in her heart.
• Luke 1:66All who heard about him took it to heart, saying, “What then will this child become?” For, indeed, the Lord’s hand was with him.
• Luke 9:43And they were all astonished at the greatness of God. While everyone was amazed at all the things he was doing, he told his disciples,
• Genesis 37:11His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.
• 1 Samuel 21:12David took this to heart and became very afraid of King Achish of Gath,
• Proverbs 4:4he taught me and said, “Your heart must hold on to my words. Keep my commands and live.
• Hosea 14:9Let whoever is wise understand these things, and whoever is insightful recognize 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