Luke 1:64

Luke 1:64 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, praising God.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Instantly Zechariah could speak again, and he began praising God.

Context of Luke 1:64

62Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child. 63He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.” Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God. 65All the neighbors were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things. 66Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.

Luke 1:64 word by word

Ἀνεῴχθη δὲ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ παραχρῆμα καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐλάλει εὐλογῶν τὸν θεόν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• mouthὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• mouthστόμαstoma · mouthG4750
• was openedἀνοίγωanoigō · to openG455
• immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēma · instantlyG3916
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• tongueγλῶσσαglōssa · tongueG1100
• he spakeλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• and praisedεὐλογέωeulogeō · to praise/blessG2127
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Luke 1:64

• Luke 1:20And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed time.”
• Exodus 4:15You shall speak to him and put words in his mouth; I will help both of you speak and will teach you what to do.
• Psalms 51:15Open my lips, Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise.
• Jeremiah 1:9Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth.
• Ezekiel 3:27But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth and you shall say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says.’ Whoever will listen let them listen, and whoever will refuse let them refuse; for they are a rebellious people.
• Ezekiel 29:21“On that day I will make a horn grow for the Israelites, and I will open your mouth among them. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”
• Ezekiel 33:22Now the evening before the man arrived, the hand of the Lord was on me, and he opened my mouth before the man came to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer silent.
• Matthew 9:33And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”
• Mark 7:32There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him.
• Psalms 30:7Lord, when you favored me, you made my royal mountain stand firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed.
• Psalms 118:18The Lord has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death.
• Isaiah 12:1In that day you will say: “I will praise you, Lord. Although you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you have comforted me.
• Daniel 4:34At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever. His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation.

Commentaries on Luke 1:64

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 64The latter clause of the preceding verse should be joined with the beginning of this, as follows: And they marveled all, for his mouth was opened, etc. Every person must see the propriety of putting this clause, And they marveled all, to the beginning of the 64th verse, instead of leaving it at the end of the 63rd, as in the common version. The people did not wonder because Zacharias said, He shall be called John; but because he himself was that instant…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 64His mouth was opened … - That is, he was enabled to speak. For nine months he had been mute, and it is probable that they supposed that he had been afflicted with a paralytic affection, and that he would not recover. Hence, their amazement when he spoke. For one act of disbelief all this calamity had come upon him, and it had not come without effect. With true gratitude he offered praise to God for the birth of a son, and for his restoration to the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 57-66Verses 57-66 In these verses we have an account of the birth of John the Baptist, and the great joy among all the relations of the family. He shall be called Johanan, or "Gracious," because he shall bring in the gospel of Christ, wherein God's grace shines most bright. Zacharias recovered his speech. Unbelief closed his mouth, and believing opened it again: he believers, therefore he speaks. When God opens our lips, our mouths must show forth his praise…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6464. mouth opened immediately--on thus palpably showing his full faith in the vision, for disbelieving which he had been struck dumb (Lu 1:13, 20).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 1:64

• Dumb (Deafness, Mute)
• John
• Miracles
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Temple
• Zacharias (Zechariah)

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Begin
• Certainty
• Conceive
• Estate
• John the Baptist
• Ministration
• Noise
• Righteousness

Commentaries on Luke 1

• 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