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ButδὲMaryἡ Μαρίαwas keepingσυνετήρειallπάνταtheseταῦταwords,τὰ ῥήματαpondering themσυμβάλλουσαinἐνher heart.τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτῆς
Luke 2:19
Study it in the app“But Mary was keeping all these words, pondering them in her heart.”
Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heartThe Word of God
With the Greek beneath
Luke 2:19, word by word
- MaryΜαρίαMaria
Mary
Mary, the name of several women in the New Testament: Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Mary the sister of Martha and Lazarus, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and others.
Where else “Maria” appears- was keepingσυνετήρειsynetērei
treasure
To hold something in memory and ponder it.
Where else “synetērei” appears- wordsῥήματαrhēmata
thing
A matter, something that happened.
Where else “rhēmata” appears- pondering themσυμβάλλουσαsymballousa
ponder
Ponder in the heart.
Where else “symballousa” appears- her heartκαρδίᾳkardiai
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardiai” appears
The context
18And all who heard it were amazed at the things spoken by the shepherds to them.
19 · This verse (above)
20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them.
To study Luke 2 in a group
1. What it says
What sign does the angel give the shepherds to recognize the child, and what do they do afterward? (vv. 10-20)
2. What it means
What do Simeon and Anna say about the child, and why do their words amaze Joseph and Mary? (vv. 25-38)
3. How I live it
Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart (v. 19). What could you keep and ponder this week?