Luke 1:43
I’m not important, but you are the mother of my leader, the man from God. It is really good of you to visit me.
Plain English Version
In The King James Version
And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
In Context
44You see, as soon as I heard you say ‘hello,’ my baby inside me was so happy he jumped.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:41She got down on her knees to show respect, her face close to the ground, and she said, “Yes, I will go. I am happy to work for him and his men, and I will even wash their feet too.”
Matthew 3:14But John didn’t agree with him. He said, “No. Don’t come to me. I can’t baptise you. You are better than me, so really, you have to baptise me.”
John 13:5Then he put some water in a bowl, and he started to wash the feet of his followers and dry them with the towel.
John 20:28Straight away, Thomas believed that Jesus was alive, and he said, “You are my leader, and you are my God.”
Philippians 3:8Yes, they are useless. But I know Jesus Christ. That is the only important thing. He is my leader, and he is really special to me now. I have left every other way, and I only follow him now. I reckon all those other things are rubbish, and I have chucked them away, so that I can join up with Jesus Christ,
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 →