Luke 1:52
He has put down rulers from thrones, and exalted the lowly.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
In Context
51He has wrought strength with his arm; he has scattered haughty [ones] in the thought of their heart.
53He has filled the hungry with good things, and sent away the rich empty.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:4The bow of the mighty is broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
Job 5:11Setting up on high those that are low; and mourners are exalted to prosperity.
Psalms 107:40He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;
Ecclesiastes 4:14For out of the prison-house he came forth to reign, although he was born poor in his kingdom.
Amos 9:11In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David which is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
Luke 18:14I say unto you, This [man] went down to his house justified rather than that [other]. For every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.
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 →