Luke 1:39-55
New King James Version
Mary Visits Elizabeth
39 Now Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, (A)to a city of Judah, 40 and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was (B)filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, (C)“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 45 (D)Blessed is she who [a]believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord.”
The Song of Mary
46 And Mary said:
(E)“My soul [b]magnifies the Lord,
47 And my spirit has (F)rejoiced in (G)God my Savior.
48 For (H)He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant;
For behold, henceforth (I)all generations will call me blessed.
49 For He who is mighty (J)has done great things for me,
And (K)holy is His name.
50 And (L)His mercy is on those who fear Him
From generation to generation.
51 (M)He has shown strength with His arm;
(N)He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 (O)He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
And exalted the lowly.
53 He has (P)filled the hungry with good things,
And the rich He has sent away empty.
54 He has helped His (Q)servant Israel,
(R)In remembrance of His mercy,
55 (S)As He spoke to our (T)fathers,
To Abraham and to his (U)seed forever.”
Luke 1:39-55
English Standard Version
Mary Visits Elizabeth
39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into (A)the hill country, to a town in Judah, 40 and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth (B)was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, (C)“Blessed are you among women, and (D)blessed is (E)the fruit of your womb! 43 And why is this granted to me that the mother of (F)my Lord should come to me? 44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 And (G)blessed is she who believed that there would be[a] a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”
Mary's Song of Praise: The Magnificat
46 And Mary said,
(H)“My (I)soul (J)magnifies the Lord,
47 (K)and my (L)spirit rejoices in (M)God my Savior,
48 for (N)he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
For behold, from now on all generations (O)will call me blessed;
49 for (P)he who is mighty (Q)has done great things for me,
and (R)holy is his name.
50 And (S)his mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
51 (T)He has shown strength with his arm;
(U)he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
52 (V)he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
(W)and exalted those of humble estate;
53 he has filled (X)the hungry with good things,
and the rich (Y)he has sent away empty.
54 He has (Z)helped (AA)his servant Israel,
(AB)in remembrance of his mercy,
55 (AC)as he spoke to our fathers,
(AD)to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”
Footnotes
- Luke 1:45 Or believed, for there will be
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