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Luke 1:46–49

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MARY’S PRAISE

46And Mary said:

My soul magnifies C the Lord,i

47and my spirit rejoicesj in God my Savior,k

48because he has looked with favor

on the humble condition of his servant.

Surely, from now on all generations

will call me blessed,l

49because the Mighty Onem

has done great things for me,n

and his nameo is holy.

Read in Logos
Luke 1:49: … for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.

Footnotes

  1. COr soul magnifies

Cross references

  1. i1Sm 2:1–10
  2. jPs 35:9; Hab 3:18
  3. k1Tm 1:1; 2:3; Ti 1:3; 2:10; 3:4; Jd 25
  4. lLk 11:27
  5. mPs 89:8; Zph 3:17
  6. nPs 71:19; 126:2–3
  7. oLv 20:3; 22:2,32; 1Ch 16:10,35; 29:16; Ps 30:4; 99:3; 103:1; 111:9; Is 57:15

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Mary said,

“My soul magnifies the Lord,

and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,

for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.

For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;

for he who is mighty has done great things for me,

and holy is his name.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And Mary said:

“My soul glorifies the Lord

and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,

for he has been mindful

of the humble state of his servant.

From now on all generations will call me blessed,

for the Mighty One has done great things for me—

holy is his name.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

NLTNew Living Translation

Mary responded,

“Oh, how my soul praises the Lord.

How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!

For he took notice of his lowly servant girl,

and from now on all generations will call me blessed.

For the Mighty One is holy,

and he has done great things for me.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Mary said,

“My soul exalts the Lord,

and my spirit has rejoiced greatly in God my Savior,

because he has looked upon the humble state of his female slave,

for behold, from now on all generations will consider me blessed,

because the Mighty One has done great things for me,

and holy is his name.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

And Mary said,

My soul doth magnify the Lord,

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden:

For, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

For he that is mighty hath done to me great things;

And holy is his name.

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