Passage

Luke 1.50

Book: Luke · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"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." (Luke 1:48-52, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"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." (Luke 1:48-52, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"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." (Luke 1:48-52, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"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," (Luke 1:48-52, 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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