Luke 1:80 shows the result: John grows strong in spirit as God's hand was with him, preparing for his ministry.

Luke 2:19 uses the same phrase 'laid them up in her heart' — Mary personally treasures events, while many did so about John.

Luke 2:40 mirrors this pattern: Jesus also grows with God's favor upon him, echoing John's early blessing.

Luke 2:51 again says Mary 'treasured all these things in her heart,' closely echoing the response to John's birth.

Genesis 37:11 says Jacob 'kept the saying in mind' about Joseph's dreams, paralleling how the hand of the Lord was with John.

Genesis 39:2 says the LORD was with Joseph — the same divine presence and success that 'the hand of the Lord' signifies here.

Judges 13:24 describes Samson's birth and blessing — a parallel pattern of God's hand on a promised child.

1 Samuel 16:18 says 'the LORD is with' David — the same divine accompaniment as 'the hand of the Lord was with' John.

1 Kings 18:46 uses the exact phrase 'the hand of the LORD was on Elijah' — a prophetic empowerment paralleled here.

Acts 11:21 repeats the exact phrase "the hand of the Lord was with them," reinforcing God's blessing on ministry.

Psalm 89:21 uses the same "hand of the Lord" phrase for God's chosen king, echoing divine empowerment on John.