Luke 1:57

Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

Cross-references

Luke 1:13 Prophetic fulfillment

In Luke 1:13, the angel foretold John's birth; here that prophecy is fulfilled, showing God's faithfulness to his word.

Luke 2:6 Parallel

In Luke 1:13, the angel foretold John's birth; here that prophecy is fulfilled, showing God's faithfulness to his word.

Luke 2:7 Parallel

In Luke 2:7, Mary gives birth to Jesus with the same phrasing — 'the time came for her to give birth' — mirroring Elizabeth's birth narrative.

In Genesis 21:2, Sarah conceives and bears Isaac at God's appointed time — a miraculous birth to a barren woman, prefiguring Elizabeth's.

Numbers 23:19 Prophetic fulfillment

Numbers 23:19 declares God does not lie — the birth here fulfills His promise to Zechariah, affirming His faithfulness.

In Genesis 21:3, Abraham names his newborn son Isaac — a parallel to the naming of John after Elizabeth's birth.