Luke 1:48
For hee hath looked on the poore degree of his seruaunt: for beholde, from henceforth shall all ages call me blessed,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
47And my spirite reioyceth in God my Sauiour.
49Because hee that is mightie, hath done for me great things, and holy is his Name.
Cross References
Genesis 30:13Then sayde Leah, Ah, blessed am I, for the daughters will blesse me. and she called his name, Asher.
1 Samuel 2:8He raiseth vp ye poore out of the dust, and lifteth vp the begger from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherite the seate of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lordes, and he hath set the world vpon them.
2 Samuel 7:18Then King Dauid went in, and sate before the Lord, and sayde, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
Psalms 113:7He raiseth the needie out of the dust, and lifteth vp the poore out of the dung,
Psalms 138:6For the Lord is high: yet he beholdeth the lowly, but the proude he knoweth afarre off.
Malachi 3:12And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a pleasant lande, sayeth the Lord of hostes.
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 →