English Standard Version
Luke 2:19
19But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.
- New Living Translation (NLT)but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often.
Context of Luke 2:19
17And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. 18And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. 20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them. 21And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
Read all of Luke 2Luke 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 2:51And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And his mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
- Luke 1:66and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, "What then will this child be?" For the hand of the Lord was with him.
- Luke 9:43And all were astonished at the majesty of God. But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples,
- Genesis 37:11And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.
- 1 Samuel 21:12And David took these words to heart and was much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
- Proverbs 4:4he taught me and said to me, "Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and 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 upright walk in them, but transgressors 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
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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
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