Luke 1:39–56

Mary Visits Elizabeth

³⁹In those days Mary arose and went with haste into ^rthe hill country, to a town in Judah, ⁴⁰and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. ⁴¹And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth ^swas filled with the Holy Spirit, ⁴²and she exclaimed with a loud cry, ^t“Blessed are you among women, and ^ublessed is ^vthe fruit of your womb! ⁴³And why is this granted to me that the mother of ^wmy Lord should come to me? ⁴⁴For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. ⁴⁵And ^xblessed is she who believed that there would be⁷ a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”

Mary’s Song of Praise: The Magnificat

⁴⁶And Mary said,

^y“My ^zsoul ^amagnifies the Lord,

^47band my ^zspirit rejoices in ^cGod my Savior,

⁴⁸for ^dhe has looked on the humble estate of his servant.

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

⁴⁹for ^fhe who is mighty ^ghas done great things for me,

and ^hholy is his name.

⁵⁰And ⁱhis mercy is for those who fear him

from generation to generation.

^51jHe has shown strength with his arm;

^khe has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;

^52jhe has brought down the mighty from their thrones

^land exalted those of humble estate;

⁵³he has filled ^mthe hungry with good things,

and the rich ⁿhe has sent away empty.

⁵⁴He has ^ohelped ^phis servant Israel,

^qin remembrance of his mercy,

^55ras he spoke to our fathers,

^qto Abraham and to his offspring forever.”

⁵⁶And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home.