All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
Parallel translations
- WEB Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.
- KJV And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
- NKJV Then fear came on all who dwelt around them; and all these sayings were discussed throughout all the hill country of Judea.
- NASB And fear came on all those who lived around them; and all these matters were being talked about in the entire hill country of Judea.
- NLT Awe fell upon the whole neighborhood, and the news of what had happened spread throughout the Judean hills.
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Quick answer
Awe fell on the neighbors, and the events were discussed throughout the Judean hill country. God's work drew widespread attention.
Overview
The miraculous events surrounding John's birth provoke reverent fear and become widely known. People sense that God is at work in an unusual way. The spreading news prepares many to take notice of what God is doing in their midst.
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Cross-references · 9
- Luke 1:39In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
- Acts 5:11And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.
- Acts 2:43A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs.
- Luke 7:16A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”
- Acts 5:5On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.
- Josh 10:6Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us.”
- Josh 10:40So Joshua conquered the whole region—the hill country, the Negev, the foothills, and the slopes, together with all their kings—leaving no survivors. He devoted to destruction everything that breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.
- Rev 11:11But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered the two witnesses, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon those who saw them.
- Acts 19:17This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
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