Luke 1:48
For he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaid: For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
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In Context
47And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.
49For he that is mighty hath 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 happy: and she called his name Asher.
1 Samuel 2:8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah’s, And he hath set the world upon them.
2 Samuel 7:18Then David the king went in, and sat before Jehovah; and he said, Who am I, O Lord Jehovah, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far?
Psalms 113:7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the needy from the dunghill;
Psalms 138:6For though Jehovah is high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; But the haughty he knoweth from afar.
Malachi 3:12And all nations shall call you happy; 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 →