Passage

Luke 1.46-55

Book: Luke · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"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, 47. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 48. For he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaid: For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. 49. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; And holy is his name. 50. And his mercy is unto generations and generations On them that fear him. 51. He hath showed strength with his arm; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart. 52. He hath put down princes from their thrones, And hath exalted them of low degree. 53. The hungry he hath filled with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away. 54. He hath given help to Israel his servant, That he might remember mercy 55. (As he spake unto our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed for ever."

"56. And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house. 57. Now Elisabeth's time was fulfilled that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son." (Luke 1:44-57, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"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. 47. My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior, 48. for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed. 49. For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name. 50. His mercy is for generations of generations on those who fear him. 51. He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 52. He has put down princes from their thrones. And has exalted the lowly. 53. He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty. 54. He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy, 55. As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”"

"56. Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house. 57. Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she gave birth to a son." (Luke 1:44-57, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"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, 47. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 48. For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. 49. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name. 50. And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. 51. He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 52. He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. 53. He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. 54. He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; 55. As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever."

"56. And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house. 57. Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son." (Luke 1:44-57, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"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, 47. And my spirit was glad on God my Saviour, 48. Because He looked on the lowliness of His maid-servant, For, lo, henceforth call me happy shall all the generations, 49. For He who is mighty did to me great things, And holy [is] His name, 50. And His kindness [is] to generations of generations, To those fearing Him, 51. He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart, 52. He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly, 53. The hungry He did fill with good, And the rich He sent away empty, 54. He received again Israel His servant, To remember kindness, 55. As He spake unto our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed, to the age.'"

"56. And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house. 57. And to Elisabeth was the time fulfilled for her bringing forth, and she bare a son," (Luke 1:44-57, YLT)

Setting

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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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Quoted in

Sister Dulce Lopes Pontes

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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