# Luke 1.52-53 **Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 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. (Luke 1:50-55, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 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.” (Luke 1:50-55, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 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. (Luke 1:50-55, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 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.' (Luke 1:50-55, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## 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._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from the Universal Music Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-universal-music-convergence/), via [Luke 1.46-55](/codex/luke-1-46-55/) - [Christianity Is the White Mans Religion Objection Defeater](/codex/christianity-is-the-white-mans-religion-objection-defeater/), via [Luke 1.52](/codex/luke-1-52/) **People:** - [Sister Dulce Lopes Pontes](/codex/sister-dulce-lopes-pontes/), via [Luke 1.46-55](/codex/luke-1-46-55/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## 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](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/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. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.