# Luke 1.54 **Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 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. (Luke 1:52-56, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 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. (Luke 1:52-56, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 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. (Luke 1:52-56, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 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. (Luke 1:52-56, 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; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _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/) **People:** - [Sister Dulce Lopes Pontes](/codex/sister-dulce-lopes-pontes/), via [Luke 1.46-55](/codex/luke-1-46-55/) **Lexicon:** - [G1656 - eleos](/codex/g1656-eleos/) - [H2617 - hesed](/codex/h2617-hesed/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## 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.