Luke 1:52
He hath overturned the mighty from their thrones, And hath exalted the humble.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
In Context
51He hath wrought victory with his arm; He hath scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
53The hungry he hath satisfied with good things, And the rich he hath sent away empty.
Cross References
Luke 18:14I tell you that this one went down justified to his house, rather than that Pharisha. For every man who exalteth himself shall be humbled, and every one who humbleth 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 →