Luke 1:47

My spirit is really happy with God. I know he will save me.

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

In Context

46Mary said, “God is really good and really great, and I want to tell everybody about him.

48God knew that I was not important, but he picked me, and now everyone will say that God was good to me.

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Cross References

Luke 2:11Today a young woman had a baby boy over there in Bethlehem, in the place where David grew up. Go there, and you will find him. He is wrapped up in cloth, and lying in an animal’s food box. Then you will know that this message is true. He is the one that is going to save you people. He is the Christ, the man that God promised to send to you, to be your leader.”

1 Timothy 2:3If we pray for everybody like that, we make God happy. He is the one that saves us,

Titus 2:10and don’t ever steal from your boss, but show your boss that they can always trust you.” Then people will say that those workers are good. And people will respect that message from God about Jesus, and they will want to know more about him.

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 →

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