^1:41When¹³⁰ Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped¹³¹ in her¹³² womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.¹³³^1:42She¹³⁴ exclaimed with a loud voice,¹³⁵ “Blessed are you among women,¹³⁶ and blessed is the child¹³⁷ in your womb! ^1:43And who am I¹³⁸ that the mother of my Lord should come and visit me? ^1:44For the instant¹³⁹ the sound of your greeting reached my ears,¹⁴⁰ the baby in my womb leaped for joy.¹⁴¹

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Footnotes

130 Grk “And it happened that.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated. Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here either.
131 When the baby leaped John gave his first testimony about Jesus, a fulfillment of 1:15.
132 The antecedent of “her” is Elizabeth.
133 The passage makes clear that Elizabeth spoke her commentary with prophetic enablement, filled with the Holy Spirit.
134 Grk “and she.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was begun here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
135 Grk “and she exclaimed with a great cry and said.” The verb εἶπεν (eipen, “said”) has not been included in the translation since it is redundant in contemporary English.
136 The commendation Blessed are you among women means that Mary has a unique privilege to be the mother of the promised one of God.
137 Grk “fruit,” which is figurative here for the child she would give birth to.
138 Grk “From where this to me?” The translation suggests the note of humility and surprise that Elizabeth feels in being a part of these events. The ἵνα (hina) clause which follows explains what “this” is. A literal translation would read “From where this to me, that is, that the mother of my Lord comes to visit me?”
139 Grk “for behold.”
140 Grk “when the sound of your greeting [reached] my ears.”
141 On the statement the baby in my womb leaped for joy see both 1:14 and 1:41. This notes a fulfillment of God’s promised word.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped inside her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 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.

NLTNew Living Translation

At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And it happened that when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby in her womb leaped and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 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!

KJV 1900King James Version

And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: 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.

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