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Luke 1:46–49

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The Magnificat

46And Mary said:

“aMy soul 1bexalts the Lord,

47And amy spirit has rejoiced in bGod my Savior.

48“For aHe has had regard for the humble state of His 1bondslave;

For behold, from this time on all generations will count me bblessed.

49“For the Mighty One has done great things for me;

And holy is His name.

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

Footnotes

  1. 1Lit makes great
  2. 1I.e. female slave

Cross references

  1. aLuke 1:46–53; 1 Sam 2:1–10
  2. bPs 34:2f
  3. aPs 35:9; Hab 3:18
  4. b1 Tim 1:1; 2:3; Titus 1:3; 2:10; 3:4; Jude 25
  5. aPs 138:6
  6. bLuke 1:45

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.

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.