Luke 1:54
He has taken up his servant Israel, mindful of his mercy,
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
In Context
53He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.
55just as he spoke to our fathers: to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”
Cross References
Isaiah 44:21Remember these things, O Jacob, O Israel. For you are my servant. I have formed you. You are my servant, Israel. Do not forget me.
Isaiah 49:14And Zion said: “The Lord has abandoned me, and the Lord has forgotten me.”
Isaiah 63:7I will remember the compassion of the Lord, the praise of the Lord over all that the Lord has bestowed on us, and over the multitude of his good things for the house of Israel, which he has granted to them according to his leniency, and according to the multitude of his mercies.
Jeremiah 31:20Certainly, Ephraim is an honorable son to me; surely, he is a tender child. For I will still remember him, as in the time when I first spoke about him. Because my heart is stirred up over him, surely I will take pity on him, says the Lord.
Micah 7:20You will give the truth to Jacob, mercy to Abraham, which you swore to our fathers from the ancient days.
Zechariah 9:9Rejoice well, daughter of Zion, shout for joy, daughter of Jerusalem. Behold, your King will come to you: the Just One, the Savior. He is poor and riding upon a donkey, and upon a colt, the son of a donkey.
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 →