Verse 46
Luke 1:46
World English Bible, British Edition
46
Mary said,
“My soul magnifies the Lord.
Original Language Text
greek
Καὶ εἶπεν Μαριάμ· Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν κύριον,
English Translation
And Mary said: My soul magnifies the Lord,
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 1 Context
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Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters
which have been fulf...
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even as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of
the word delivered them to us...
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it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately
from the first, to writ...
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that you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were
instructed.
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There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest
named Zacharias, of the priestly...
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6
They were both righteous before God (Elohim), walking blamelessly in all the commandments
and ordina...
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But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were
well advanced in years.
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Now while he executed the priest’s office before God (Elohim) in the order
of his division
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according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into
the temple of the Lord and...
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10
The whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of
incense.
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An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side
of the altar of incense.
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Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.
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But the angel said to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zacharias, because your
request has been heard. Your wi...
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You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.
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For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no
wine nor strong drink. He will b...
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He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God (Elohim).
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He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the
hearts of the fathers to the c...
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Zacharias said to the angel, “How can I be sure of this? For
I am an old man, and my wife is well ad...
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The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence
of God (Elohim). I was sent to spe...
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Behold, you will be silent and not able to speak until the day that these things
will happen, becaus...
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The people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marvelled that
he delayed in the temple.
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When he came out, he could not speak to them. They perceived that he
had seen a vision in the temple...
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When the days of his service were fulfilled, he departed to his house.
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After these days Elizabeth his wife conceived, and she hid herself five
months, saying,
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“Thus has the Lord done to me in the days in which he looked at me,
to take away my reproach amongst...
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Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God (Elohim) to
a city of Galilee named Naza...
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to a virgin pledged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, of
David’s house. The virgin’s nam...
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Having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, you highly favoured
one! The Lord is with you. Bles...
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But when she saw him, she was greatly troubled at the saying,
and considered what kind of salutation...
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The angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour
with God (Elohim).
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Behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and
shall name him ‘Yashua (Jesus).’
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He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord
God (Elohim) will give him th...
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and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no
end to his Kingdom.”
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Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, seeing I am a virgin?”
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The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and
the power of the Most High will overs...
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Behold, Elizabeth your relative also has conceived a son in her old
age; and this is the sixth month...
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For nothing spoken by God (Elohim) is impossible.”
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Mary said, “Behold, the servant of the Lord; let it be done to
me according to your word.”
Then the...
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Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with
haste, into a city of Judah,
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and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.
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When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leapt in her womb; and
Elizabeth was filled with the...
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She called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you amongst
women, and blessed is the fruit...
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Why am I so favoured, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
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For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby
leapt in my womb for joy!
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Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfilment of the things
which have been spoken to...
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Mary said,
“My soul magnifies the Lord.
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My spirit has rejoiced in God (Elohim) my Saviour,
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for he has looked at the humble state of his servant.
For behold, from now on, all generations will...
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For he who is mighty has done great things for me.
Holy is his name.
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His mercy is for generations and generations on those
who fear him.
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He has shown strength with his arm.
He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
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He has put down princes from their thrones,
and has exalted the lowly.
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He has filled the hungry with good things.
He has sent the rich away empty.
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He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember
mercy,
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as he spoke to our fathers,
to Abraham and his offspring forever.”
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Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to
her house.
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Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled,
and she gave birth to a son.
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Her neighbours and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his
mercy towards her, and they r...
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On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they would
have called him Zacharias, afte...
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His mother answered, “Not so; but he will be called John.”
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They said to her, “There is no one amongst your relatives who
is called by this name.”
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They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.
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He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is John.”
They all marvelled.
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His mouth was opened immediately and his tongue freed, and he spoke,
blessing God (Elohim).
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Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked
about throughout all the h...
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All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, “What then will
this child be?” The hand of...
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His father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied,
saying,
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“Blessed be the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel,
for he has visited and redeemed his people;
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and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of
his servant David
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(as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who
have been from of old),
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salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all
who hate us;
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to show mercy towards our fathers,
to remember his holy covenant,
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the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
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to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the
hand of our enemies,
should serve him without fea...
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in holiness and righteousness before him all the days
of our life.
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And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;
for you will go before the face of the Lo...
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to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the
remission of their sins,
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because of the tender mercy of our God (Elohim),
by which the dawn from on high will visit us,
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to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow
of death;
to guide our feet into the way of pea...
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The child was growing and becoming strong in spirit, and was
in the desert until the day of his publ...
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