Luke 1:48
For he has looked upon the low estate of his bondmaid; for behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
47and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour.
49For the Mighty One has done to me great things, and holy [is] his name;
Cross References
Genesis 30:13And Leah said, Happy am I; for the daughters will call me blessed! and she called his name Asher.
1 Samuel 2:8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy, To set [him] among nobles; and he maketh them inherit a throne of glory; For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, and he hath set the world upon them.
2 Samuel 7:18And king David went in and sat before Jehovah, and said, Who am I, Lord Jehovah, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
Psalms 113:7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy,
Psalms 138:6For Jehovah is high; but he looketh upon the lowly, and the proud he knoweth afar off.
Malachi 3:12And all nations shall call you blessed; for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith Jehovah of hosts.
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 →