Passage

Luke 1.55

Book: Luke · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

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.

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 1:53-57, ASV)

WEB

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.”

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 1:53-57, WEB)

KJV

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.

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 1:53-57, KJV)

YLT

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.'

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 1:53-57, YLT)

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Setting

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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.

G0165 - aion, aion, Strong's G0165
G3962 - pater, pater, Strong's G3962
G4314 - pros, pros, Strong's G4314

Quoted in

Arguments and defeaters:

Argument from the Universal Music Convergence, via Luke 1.46-55

People:

Sister Dulce Lopes Pontes, via Luke 1.46-55

Notes

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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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