Luke 1:48
Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
47And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
49Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to me; and holy is his name.
Cross References
Genesis 30:13And Lia said: This is for my happiness: for women will call me blessed. Therefore she called him Aser.
1 Samuel 2:8He raiseth up the needy from the dust, and lifteth up the poor from the dunghill: that he may sit with princes, and hold the throne of glory. For the poles of the earth are the Lord's, and upon them he hath set the world.
2 Samuel 7:18And David went in, and sat before the Lord, and said: Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far?
Psalms 113:7Raising up the needy from the earth, and lifting up the poor out of the dunghill::
Psalms 138:6Let my tongue cleave to my jaws, if I do not remember thee: If I make not Jerusalem the beginning of my joy.
Malachi 3:12And all nations shall call you blessed: for you shall be a delightful land, saith the Lord 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 →