Luke 1:47

My spirit is glad in God my Saviour.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

In Context

46And Mary said: My soul gives glory to God;

48For he has had pity on his servant, though she is poor and lowly placed: and from this hour will all generations give witness to the blessing which has come to me.

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Cross References

Psalms 35:9And my soul will have joy in the Lord; it will be glad in his salvation.

Isaiah 45:21Give the word, put forward your cause, let us have a discussion together: who has given news of this in the past? who made it clear in early times? did not I, the Lord? and there is no God but me; a true God and a saviour; there is no other.

Zephaniah 3:14Make melody, O daughter of Zion; give a loud cry, O Israel; be glad and let your heart be full of joy, O daughter of Jerusalem.

Luke 2:11For on this day, in the town of David, a Saviour has come to birth, who is Christ the Lord.

1 Timothy 2:3This is good and pleasing in the eyes of God our Saviour;

Titus 2:10Not taking what is not theirs, but giving clear signs of their good faith, in all things doing credit to the teaching of God our Saviour.

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:40-57

The Interview of Mary and Elisabeth; The Song of Mary. 39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; 40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. 41 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: 42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 43 And whence is this to me,… Read the whole commentary →

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