Luke 1:53
The hungry he hath satisfied with good things, And the rich he hath sent away empty.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
In Context
52He hath overturned the mighty from their thrones, And hath exalted the humble.
54He hath helped Isroel his servant, And hath remembered his mercy;
Cross References
Matthew 5:6Blessed they who hunger and thirst unto righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Luke 6:24But woe to you (who are) rich, because you have received your consolation.
Luke 16:19NOW there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in byssos and purple, and every day feasted gaily.
Luke 18:24And when Jeshu saw that he was grieved, he said, How difficult is it to those who have riches to enter into the kingdom of Aloha!
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 →