CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Luke 2:19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/luke/2-19.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/10/42_Luk_02_19.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="Luke 2:19 - The Shepherds and the Angels" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart." /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/luke/2-19.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/luke/2-19.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/luke/">Luke</a> > <a href="/luke/2.htm">Chapter 2</a> > Verse 19</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad19.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/luke/2-18.htm" title="Luke 2:18">◄</a> Luke 2:19 <a href="/luke/2-20.htm" title="Luke 2:20">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Greek </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/luke/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But Mary was treasuring up all these matters, pondering <i>them</i> in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But Mary kept all these things, and pondered <i>them</i> in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But Mary kept all these things and pondered <i>them</i> in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But Mary was treasuring all these things, pondering them in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But Mary treasured all these things, giving careful thought to them <i>and</i> pondering them in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Mary was treasuring up all these things in her heart and meditating on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Mary was treasuring up all these things in her heart and meditating on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But Mary kept thinking about all this and wondering what it meant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Mary treasured all these things in her heart and always thought about them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Mary remembered all these things and thought deeply about them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />However, Mary continued to treasure all these things in her heart and to ponder them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But Mary treasured up all these words, pondering in her heart what they might mean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But Mary treasured up all these things, often dwelling on them in her mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Mary was preserving all these things, pondering [them] in her heart;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But Mary was treasuring up all these matters, pondering <i>them</i> in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Mary was preserving all these things, pondering in her heart;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Mary kept together all these sayings, reflecting in her heart.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But Mary kept all these words, pondering them in her heart. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But Mary kept all these words, pondering them in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But Mary treasured all these things, and dwelt on them in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But Maryam was keeping all these words and was pondering in her heart.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But Mary kept all these things in her mind, and pondered them in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And Mary kept all these words laying them up in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />But Mary carefully preserved all these declarations, laying them together in her heart, in order to apprehend their meaning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />but Mary considered these things very attentively, and weigh'd every circumstance in her mind, while the shepherds return'd,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But Mary treasured up all these things, often dwelling on them in her mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />But Mary was closely keeping all these sayings, pondering <i>them</i> in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />But Mary treasured up all these words, pondering <i>them</i> in her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/2-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=739" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/2.htm">The Shepherds and the Angels</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3137.htm" title="3137: Maria (N-NFS) -- Or Mariam of Hebrew origin; Maria or Mariam, the name of six Christian females.">Mary</a> <a href="/greek/4933.htm" title="4933: synetērei (V-IIA-3S) -- From sun and tereo; to keep closely together, i.e. to conserve; mentally, to remember.">treasured up</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: panta (Adj-ANP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: tauta (DPro-ANP) -- This; he, she, it. ">these</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4487.htm" title="4487: rhēmata (N-ANP) -- From rheo; an utterance,; by implication, a matter or topic; with a negative naught whatever.">things</a> <a href="/greek/4820.htm" title="4820: symballousa (V-PPA-NFS) -- From sun and ballo; to combine, i.e. to converse, consult, dispute, to consider, to aid, to join, attack.">and pondered them</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēs (PPro-GF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">her</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2588.htm" title="2588: kardia (N-DFS) -- Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.">heart.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">20</span>The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/37-11.htm">Genesis 37:11</a></span><br />And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/7-28.htm">Daniel 7:28</a></span><br />Thus ends the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and my face turned pale. But I kept the matter to myself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-11.htm">Psalm 119:11</a></span><br />I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-21.htm">Proverbs 4:21</a></span><br />Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-3.htm">Isaiah 26:3</a></span><br />You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-19.htm">Isaiah 57:19</a></span><br />bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-21.htm">Jeremiah 31:21</a></span><br />“Set up the road markers, put up the signposts. Keep the highway in mind, the road you have traveled. Return, O Virgin Israel, return to these cities of yours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-16.htm">Malachi 3:16</a></span><br />At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-20.htm">Matthew 1:20</a></span><br />But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34</a></span><br />You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-19.htm">Matthew 13:19</a></span><br />When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-20.htm">Mark 4:20</a></span><br />Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-20.htm">Mark 6:20</a></span><br />because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-66.htm">Luke 1:66</a></span><br />And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/2-51.htm">Luke 2:51</a></span><br />Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/2-51.htm">Luke 2:51</a></b></br> And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/1-66.htm">Luke 1:66</a></b></br> And all they that heard <i>them</i> laid <i>them</i> up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/9-43.htm">Luke 9:43,44</a></b></br> And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/1-65.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/luke/1-66.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/luke/1-66.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/luke/2-16.htm">Mary</a> <a href="/luke/1-72.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/mark/9-22.htm">Often</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-20.htm">Pondered</a> <a href="/luke/1-29.htm">Pondering</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-2.htm">Preserving</a> <a href="/luke/1-65.htm">Sayings</a> <a href="/luke/1-51.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/luke/1-66.htm">Treasured</a> <a href="/luke/1-67.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/11-21.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/luke/2-35.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/luke/2-51.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/luke/2-22.htm">Mary</a> <a href="/luke/8-35.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/luke/5-16.htm">Often</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-7.htm">Pondered</a> <a href="/acts/10-19.htm">Pondering</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-39.htm">Preserving</a> <a href="/luke/2-51.htm">Sayings</a> <a href="/luke/7-7.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/luke/2-51.htm">Treasured</a> <a href="/luke/2-34.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/2-1.htm">Augustus taxes all the Roman empire.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/2-6.htm">The nativity of Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/2-8.htm">An angel relates it to the shepherds, and many sing praises to God for it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/2-15.htm">The shepherds glorify God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/2-21.htm">Jesus is circumcised.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/2-22.htm">Mary purified.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/2-25.htm">Simeon and Anna prophesy of Jesus,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/2-39.htm">who increases in wisdom,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/2-41.htm">questions in the temple with the teachers,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">51. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/2-51.htm">and is obedient to his parents.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But Mary treasured up all these things</b><br>Mary, the mother of Jesus, is depicted as someone who deeply values and reflects on the events surrounding the birth of her son. The phrase "treasured up" suggests that she carefully preserved these memories, indicating their importance. In the cultural context of the time, oral tradition was a primary means of preserving history, and Mary's actions align with this practice. This phrase also highlights her role as a witness to the fulfillment of prophecies concerning the Messiah, such as those found in <a href="/isaiah/7-14.htm">Isaiah 7:14</a> and <a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Micah 5:2</a>. Her treasuring of these events underscores the significance of Jesus' birth and the divine nature of the events she witnessed.<p><b>and pondered them in her heart.</b><br>The act of pondering suggests deep contemplation and meditation. In the biblical context, the heart is often seen as the center of thought and emotion, indicating that Mary was not only remembering these events but also seeking to understand their full meaning. This introspection reflects a common theme in Scripture, where individuals meditate on God's works and words, as seen in <a href="/psalms/119-15.htm">Psalm 119:15</a>. Mary's pondering can be seen as an example of faith and obedience, as she seeks to comprehend God's plan. This phrase also connects to the broader narrative of Jesus' life, where understanding and wisdom are central themes, as seen in <a href="/luke/2-52.htm">Luke 2:52</a>, where Jesus grows in wisdom and stature.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/mary.htm">Mary</a></b><br>The mother of Jesus, a young Jewish woman chosen by God to bear His Son. Her response to the events surrounding Jesus' birth is one of contemplation and reflection.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethlehem.htm">Bethlehem</a></b><br>The town where Jesus was born, fulfilling the prophecy of the Messiah's birthplace. It is a significant location in the account of Jesus' birth.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/shepherds'_visit.htm">Shepherds' Visit</a></b><br>Prior to this verse, shepherds visited Mary, Joseph, and the newborn Jesus after being told by angels about the birth of the Savior. Their visit and the message they shared are part of what Mary pondered.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/angelic_announcement.htm">Angelic Announcement</a></b><br>The angels announced the birth of Jesus to the shepherds, declaring peace and goodwill. This divine revelation is part of the events Mary treasured.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus'_birth.htm">Jesus' Birth</a></b><br>The central event around which these reflections revolve. The birth of Jesus is the fulfillment of God's promise of salvation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/reflective_faith.htm">Reflective Faith</a></b><br>Mary’s example teaches us the importance of taking time to reflect on God’s work in our lives. In a world full of distractions, setting aside moments for contemplation can deepen our faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/treasuring_god's_promises.htm">Treasuring God’s Promises</a></b><br>Just as Mary treasured the events surrounding Jesus' birth, we are called to treasure God’s promises and His Word in our hearts, allowing them to guide our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/pondering_leads_to_understanding.htm">Pondering Leads to Understanding</a></b><br>By pondering the events, Mary sought to understand God’s plan. We too should seek understanding through prayer and meditation on Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heart_as_a_repository.htm">Heart as a Repository</a></b><br>Our hearts should be a repository for God’s truths, where we store and reflect on His teachings, allowing them to transform us from within.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_divine_revelation.htm">Responding to Divine Revelation</a></b><br>Mary’s response to the divine revelation was thoughtful and meditative. We should also respond to God’s revelations in our lives with a heart open to His guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'treasured_in_her_heart'_mean.htm">What does "Mary treasured these things in her heart" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'healing_in_his_wings'_mean.htm">What does 'Mary treasured these things in her heart' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/jesus'_ties_to_mary_and_john.htm">What was Jesus' relationship with Mary and John?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/should_the_little_children_come_to_me.htm">Should the little children come to me?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">Mary kept all these things.</span>--On the assumption that the whole narrative is traceable to the Virgin herself as its first author, these brief and simple touches as to her own feelings are of singular interest. She could not as yet understand all that had been said and done, but she received it in faith, and waited till it should be made clear. It was enough for her to know that her Child was, in some sense, the Son of God and the hope of Israel. The contrast between the simplicity and purity of St. Luke's narrative, and the fantastic and often prurient details of the Apocryphal <span class= "ital">Gospel of the Infancy</span> is every way suggestive.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart</span>. Such a note as this could only have been made by Mary herself. <span class="accented">She</span> knew her Child was in some mysterious sense the Son of God. A glorious being not of earth had told her that her Boy would be the Savior of Israel. The visit of the rough shepherds to her in the crowded caravanserai, and their strange but quiet and circumstantial story of the angel's visit to them, was only another link in the wondrous chain of events which was day by day influencing her young pure life. She could not as yet grasp it all, perhaps she never did in its mighty gracious fullness; but, as at the first, when Gabriel the angel spoke to her, so at each new phase of her life, she bowed herself in quiet trustful faith, and waited and thought, writing down, we dare to believe, the record of all that was passing, and this record, we think, she showed to Luke or Paul. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/2-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">But</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Mary</span><br /><span class="grk">Μαρία</span> <span class="translit">(Maria)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3137.htm">Strong's 3137: </a> </span><span class="str2">Or Mariam of Hebrew origin; Maria or Mariam, the name of six Christian females.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">treasured up</span><br /><span class="grk">συνετήρει</span> <span class="translit">(synetērei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4933.htm">Strong's 4933: </a> </span><span class="str2">From sun and tereo; to keep closely together, i.e. to conserve; mentally, to remember.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="grk">πάντα</span> <span class="translit">(panta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these</span><br /><span class="grk">ταῦτα</span> <span class="translit">(tauta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">things</span><br /><span class="grk">ῥήματα</span> <span class="translit">(rhēmata)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4487.htm">Strong's 4487: </a> </span><span class="str2">From rheo; an utterance, ; by implication, a matter or topic; with a negative naught whatever.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] pondered [them]</span><br /><span class="grk">συμβάλλουσα</span> <span class="translit">(symballousa)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4820.htm">Strong's 4820: </a> </span><span class="str2">From sun and ballo; to combine, i.e. to converse, consult, dispute, to consider, to aid, to join, attack.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῆς</span> <span class="translit">(autēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heart.</span><br /><span class="grk">καρδίᾳ</span> <span class="translit">(kardia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2588.htm">Strong's 2588: </a> </span><span class="str2">Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/2-19.htm">Luke 2:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/2-19.htm">Luke 2:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/2-19.htm">Luke 2:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/2-19.htm">Luke 2:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/2-19.htm">Luke 2:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/2-19.htm">Luke 2:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/2-19.htm">Luke 2:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/2-19.htm">Luke 2:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/2-19.htm">Luke 2:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/2-19.htm">Luke 2:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/2-19.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 2:19 But Mary kept all these sayings pondering (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/2-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 2:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 2:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/2-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 2:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 2:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>