Luke 1:22 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²² And when he [finally] came out, he was not able to talk to them. Then they realized he had seen a vision while in the Temple. So, he remained a mute and had to make [hand] signs to them [i.e., in order to be understood].

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²² And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² But when he did come out, he was unable to speak to them; and they [clearly] perceived that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary; and he kept making signs to them, still he remained dumb.

American Standard Version (1901)

²² And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: and he continued making signs unto them, and remained dumb.

Common English Bible

²² When he came out, he was unable to speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he gestured to them and couldn’t speak.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² Then, when he came out, he was unable to speak to them. And they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he was making signs to them, but he remained mute.

Luke 1:22 Cross References

Luke 1:62

And [so] they made [hand] signs to the [baby’s] father to find out what he wanted to name him.

Acts 21:40

And when the commander gave him permission, Paul stood on the stairway and motioned to the people with his hand [for attention]. When they completely quieted down, he spoke to them in the Hebrew [i.e., Aramaic] language, saying,

Acts 19:33

[It appears that] Alexander was appointed out of the crowd by the Jews [i.e., to be their spokesman in defending them from the charges being made against Paul]. He motioned with his hand [to get attention] and attempted to speak to the assembly in defense [of the Jewish viewpoint].

Acts 12:17

[Upon entering the house] he held up his hand to quiet them, and then went on to explain how the Lord had rescued him from jail. He said to them, “[Go] tell all this to James [the Lord’s half-brother] and to [the rest of] the brothers.” Then he left [them] and went elsewhere.

John 13:24

So, Simon Peter motioned [to John] and said, “Ask Jesus which one [of us] He is talking about.”

Luke 1:21

Now the people who waited [outside] for Zacharias were very surprised that he was staying in the Temple so long.

Luke 1:23

And so it happened, when he had completed the [required] days of his ministry, he went home.