Mary’s Song: The Magnificat

46 And Mary said:

(A)My soul [a](B)exalts the Lord,
47 And (C)my spirit has rejoiced in (D)God my Savior.
48 For (E)He has had regard for the humble state of His bond-servant;
For behold, from now on all generations will [b]call me (F)blessed.
49 For the Mighty One has done great things for me;
And holy is His name.
50 (G)And His mercy is to generation [c]after generation
Toward those who fear Him.
51 (H)He has done [d]mighty deeds with His arm;
He has scattered those who were proud in the [e]thoughts of their hearts.
52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones,
And has (I)exalted those who were humble.
53 (J)He has filled the hungry with good things,
And sent the rich away empty-handed.
54 He has given help to His servant Israel,
[f]In remembrance of His mercy,
55 (K)Just as He spoke to our fathers,
(L)To Abraham and his [g]descendants forever.”

56 Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her home.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 1:46 Lit makes great
  2. Luke 1:48 Or consider
  3. Luke 1:50 Lit and
  4. Luke 1:51 Lit might
  5. Luke 1:51 Lit thought, attitude
  6. Luke 1:54 Lit So as to remember
  7. Luke 1:55 Lit seed

46 And kai Mary Mariam said legō, “ My egō soul psychē magnifies megalynō · ho the ho Lord kyrios, 47 and kai my egō spirit pneuma rejoices agalliaō · ho because epi of ho God theos · ho my egō Savior sōtēr, 48 for hoti he has looked epiblepō on epi the ho humble tapeinōsis estate of ho his autos maidservant doulē. For gar behold idou, from apo · ho now nyn on all pas generations genea will declare makarizō me egō blessed , · ho 49 because hoti the ho Almighty dynatos has done poieō great things megas for me egō. · kai His autos name onoma is holy hagios, · ho 50 and kai · ho his autos mercy eleos extends to those ho who fear phobeomai him autos, from eis generation genea to kai generation genea.

51  He has displayed poieō might kratos with en his autos arm brachiōn; he has scattered diaskorpizō those who are proud hyperēphanos in the thoughts dianoia of their autos hearts kardia. 52 He has brought kathaireō down rulers dynastēs from apo their thrones thronos and kai exalted hypsoō those of humble tapeinos position . 53 He has filled empiplēmi the hungry peinaō with good agathos things , but kai the rich plouteō he has sent exapostellō away empty kenos. 54 He has helped antilambanō his autos servant pais Israel Israēl, remembering mimnēskomai his mercy eleos, 55 as kathōs he spoke laleō to pros · ho our hēmeis fathers patēr, to ho Abraham Abraam and kai · ho his autos descendants sperma for eis all ho time aiōn.”

56 Mary Mariam remained menō · de with syn her autos about hōs three treis months mēn and kai returned hypostrephō to eis · ho her autos home oikos.

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