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,

⁴⁷^band 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.

⁵¹^jHe has shown strength with his arm;

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

⁵²^jhe has brought down the mighty from their thrones

^land exalted those of humble estate;

Read in Logos

Luke 1:45: “And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”

Footnotes

7Or believed, for there will be

Cross references

t[Judg. 5:24]
u[Deut. 28:4]
v Ps. 127:3
wch. 20:42; John 20:28; [ch. 2:11]
x John 20:29; [ver. 20]
yFor ver. 46–53, [1 Sam. 2:1–10]
z 1 Thess. 5:23
a Ps. 34:2, 3; 69:30; Acts 10:46; 19:17
b Ps. 35:9; Isa. 61:10; Hab. 3:18; [Acts 16:34]
z[See ver. 46 above]
c Ps. 106:21; 1 Tim. 1:1; 2:3; Titus 1:3; 2:10; 3:4; Jude 25; [2 Tim. 1:9]
d 1 Sam. 1:11; Ps. 138:6; [ch. 9:38]
ech. 11:27; Ps. 72:17; [Mal. 3:12]
f Ps. 89:8; Zeph. 3:17
g Ps. 71:19; 126:2, 3
h Ps. 99:3; 111:9; Isa. 57:15
i Deut. 5:10; 7:9; Ps. 89:1, 2; 103:17
j Ps. 89:10; 98:1; 118:16; Isa. 51:9
k Dan. 4:37; See James 4:6
j[See ver. 51 above]
l Job 5:11; Ps. 75:7; 107:40, 41; 113:7, 8; 147:6; Ezek. 21:26; [James 4:10]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”

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.

His mercy extends to those who fear him,

from generation to generation.

He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;

he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.

He has brought down rulers from their thrones

but has lifted up the humble.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and your child will be blessed! How could this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For you see, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped for joy inside me. Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill what he has spoken to her!”

And Mary said:

My soul magnifies the Lord,

and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,

because he has looked with favor

on the humble condition of his servant.

Surely, from now on all generations

will call me blessed,

because the Mighty One

has done great things for me,

and his name is holy.

His mercy is from generation to generation

on those who fear him.

He has done a mighty deed with his arm;

he has scattered the proud

because of the thoughts of their hearts;

he has toppled the mighty from their thrones

and exalted the lowly.

NLTNew Living Translation

Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, “God has blessed you above all women, and your child is blessed. Why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should visit me? When I heard your greeting, the baby in my womb jumped for joy. You are blessed because you believed that the Lord would do what he said.”

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.

He shows mercy from generation to generation

to all who fear him.

His mighty arm has done tremendous things!

He has scattered the proud and haughty ones.

He has brought down princes from their thrones

and exalted the humble.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And she cried out with a loud shout and said,

“Blessed are you among women,

and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

And why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy! And blessed is she who believed that there will be a fulfillment to what was spoken to her from the Lord!”

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.

And his mercy is for generation after generation

to those who fear him.

He has done a mighty deed with his arm;

he has dispersed the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.

He has brought down rulers from their thrones,

and has exalted the lowly.

KJV 1900King James Version

And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.

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.

And his mercy is on them that fear him

From generation to generation.

He hath shewed strength with his arm;

He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

He hath put down the mighty from their seats,

And exalted them of low degree.

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