Passage

Luke 1.41-44

Book: Luke · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"39. And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah; 40. and entered into the house of Zacharias and saluted Elisabeth."

"41. And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit; 42. and she lifted up her voice with a loud cry, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 43. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come unto me? 44. For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy."

"45. And blessed is she that believed; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord. 46. And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord," (Luke 1:39-46, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"39. Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah, 40. and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth."

"41. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42. She called out with a loud voice, and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43. Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44. For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy!"

"45. Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!” 46. Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord." (Luke 1:39-46, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"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, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44. For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy."

"45. And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. ^{that: or, which believed that there} 46. And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord," (Luke 1:39-46, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"39. And Mary having arisen in those days, went to the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea, 40. and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth."

"41. And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe did leap in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42. and 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, that the mother of my Lord might come unto me? 44. for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb;"

"45. and happy [is] she who did believe, for there shall be a completion to the things spoken to her from the Lord.' 46. And Mary said, 'My soul doth magnify the Lord," (Luke 1:39-46, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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