Luke 1:58

And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

Cross-references

Luke 1:14 Prophetic fulfillment

Luke 1:14 prophesies joy at John's birth — now the neighbors' rejoicing fulfills that angelic promise.

Luke 1:25 Parallel

Luke 1:25 records Elizabeth's joy at the Lord removing her reproach — the neighbors now celebrate that same mercy fulfilled.

In Ruth 4:14-17, neighbors rejoice at Obed's birth and name him — a close parallel to the community's joy over John.

Psalm 113:9 Allusion

Psalm 113:9 says God gives the barren woman a joyful home — this is exactly what the neighbors witness in Elizabeth's case.

Ruth 4:17 Parallel

Ruth 4:17 describes neighborhood women celebrating a birth and naming the child—similar communal joy at a birth here.

1 Corinthians 12:26 says the body rejoices together when one is honored—here the community rejoices in Elizabeth's blessing.