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Luke 1:46–49

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46And Mary said,

lMy soul doth mmagnify the Lord,

47And nmy spirit hath rejoiced in oGod my Saviour.

48For phe hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden:

For, behold, from henceforth qall generations shall rcall me blessed.

49For he that is mighty shath done to me tgreat things;

And uholy is his name.

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

Footnotes

  1. lTo ver. 53, 1 Sam. 2:1–10. Comp. 1 Thess. 5:23.
  2. nPs. 35:9. So Hab. 3:18.
  3. o1 Tim. 1:1. & 2:3. Tit. 1:3. & 2:10. & 3:4. Jude 25. So 1 Tim. 4:10.
  4. p1 Sam. 1:11. Ps. 138:6. ch. 9:38 (Gk.). James 2:3 (Gk.). So ver. 25?
  5. qSo Mal. 3:12.
  6. rSo ver. 45. ch. 11:27.
  7. tActs 2:11 (Gk.).

Cross references

  1. mPs. 34:2, 3.
  2. sPs. 71:19. & 126:2, 3.
  3. uPs. 99:3. & 111:9. Isai. 57:15.

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.

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

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.

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.