Luke 1:7

And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

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Interpretation

The father and mother of John the Baptist were sinners as all are, and were justified and saved in the same way as others; but they were eminent for piety and integrity. They had no children, and it could not be expected that Elisabeth should have any in her old age.

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This thought runs through Luke 1:5-9.

Luke 1:5 Luke 1:6 Luke 1:7 Luke 1:8 Luke 1:9

Glossary

Elisabeth Person: God her oath, the mother of John the Baptist ( Luke 1:5 ). She was a descendant of Aaron. She and her husband Zacharias (q. v. ) “were both righteous before God” ( Luke 1:5 , 13).