Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
For he has had pity on his servant, though she is poor and lowly placed: and from this hour will all generations give witness to the blessing which has come to me.
New American Standard Bible
For behold, from this time on all generations will count me
King James Version
For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Holman Bible
on the humble condition of His slave.
Surely, from now on all generations
will call me blessed,
International Standard Version
because he has looked favorably on his humble servant. From now on, all generations will call me blessed,
A Conservative Version
because he has looked upon the lowliness of his bondmaid. For behold, from henceforth all generations will regard me blessed,
American Standard Version
For he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaid: For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Amplified
“For He has looked [with loving care] on the humble state of His maidservant;
For behold, from now on all generations will count me blessed and happy and favored by God!
An Understandable Version
For He has looked favorably on the humble circumstances of His servant-girl. And consider this, all generations of people will call me 'blessed' from now on.
Anderson New Testament
for he has looked upon the lowly condition of his handmaid. For, behold, from this time, all generations shall call me blessed;
Common New Testament
for he has regarded the lowly state of his servant; for behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for he hath regarded the low estate of his servant: and future ages shall proclaim me blessed.
Darby Translation
For he has looked upon the low estate of his bondmaid; for behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Godbey New Testament
because He looked upon the low state of his handmaiden.
Goodspeed New Testament
For he has noticed his slave in her humble station, For from this time all the ages will think me favored!
John Wesley New Testament
For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Julia Smith Translation
For he looked upon the humiliation of his servant; for, behold, from now shall all generations deem me happy
King James 2000
For he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Lexham Expanded Bible
because he has looked upon the humble state of his female slave, for behold, from now on all generations will consider me blessed,
Modern King James verseion
For He looked on the humiliation of His slave woman. For, behold, from now on all generations shall count me blessed.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For he hath looked on the poor degree of his handmaiden. Behold, now from henceforth shall all generations call me blessed.
Moffatt New Testament
for he has considered the humiliation of his servant. From this time forth all generations will call me blessed,
Montgomery New Testament
"For he has regarded the humiliation of his slave, And from this hour all ages will count me blessed.
NET Bible
because he has looked upon the humble state of his servant. For from now on all generations will call me blessed,
New Heart English Bible
for he has looked at the humble state of his servant girl. For look, from now on all generations will call me blessed.
Noyes New Testament
for he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaiden. For lo! from this time all generations will call me blessed;
Sawyer New Testament
for he has looked on the low condition of his servant; for, behold, from this time all generations shall call me blessed,
The Emphasized Bible
Because he hath looked upon the humbling of his handmaid; for lo! from the present time, all the generations, will pronounce me happy.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
for he hath looked upon the lowly state of his maid-servant: for, lo! henceforth shall all generations pronounce me blessed.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For he has remembered his servant in her lowliness; And from this hour all ages will count me happy!
Webster
For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for behold, from henceforth all generations will call me blessed.
Weymouth New Testament
Because He has not turned from His maidservant in her lowly position; For from this time forward all generations will account me happy,
Williams New Testament
for He has smiled upon His slave in her lowly station, for from this day all ages will count me happy!
World English Bible
for he has looked at the humble state of his handmaid. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.
Worrell New Testament
because He looked upon the lowliness of His handmaid; for, behold, from the present time all generations will call me happy;
Worsley New Testament
for behold, from henceforth shall all generations call me blessed:
Youngs Literal Translation
Because He looked on the lowliness of His maid-servant, For, lo, henceforth call me happy shall all the generations,
Themes
Christ » Compassion of » Condescension of
Elisabeth (elizabeth) » The wife of zacharias and the mother of john the baptist
God » Examples of Leadership » Condescension of
Jesus Christ » History of » Mary visits elisabeth (at hebron?)
Jesus Christ » History of » Mary's magnificat (at hebron?)
Joy » Instances of » Of mary, when she visited elisabeth
Mary » Characteristics of » Faith and piety
Mary » The mother of jesus » Visits her cousin, elisabeth
Miracles » Catalogue of » The incarnation of jesus
Poetry » Lyrics, sacred » Of mary
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 1:48
Verse Info
Context Readings
Mary's Hymn Of Praise To God
47 My spirit is glad in God my Saviour. 48 For he has had pity on his servant, though she is poor and lowly placed: and from this hour will all generations give witness to the blessing which has come to me. 49 For he who is strong has done great things for me; and holy is his name.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 138:6
Though the Lord is high, he sees those who are low; and he has knowledge from far off of those who are lifted up.
Luke 11:27
And it came about that when he said these things, a certain woman among the people said in a loud voice, Happy is the body which gave you birth, and the breasts from which you took milk.
1 Samuel 1:11
And she made an oath, and said, O Lord of armies, if you will truly take note of the sorrow of your servant, not turning away from me but keeping me in mind, and will give me a man-child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.
Malachi 3:12
And you will be named happy by all nations: for you will be a land of delight, says the Lord of armies.
Luke 1:28
And the angel came in to her and said, Peace be with you, to whom special grace has been given; the Lord is with you.
Genesis 30:13
And Leah said, Happy am I! and all women will give witness to my joy: and she gave him the name Asher.
1 Samuel 2:8
Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world.
2 Samuel 7:8
Then say these words to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping the sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people, over my people Israel:
2 Samuel 7:18-19
Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?
Psalm 113:7-8
He takes the poor man out of the dust, lifting him up from his low position;
Psalm 136:23
Who kept us in mind when we were in trouble: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
Isaiah 66:2
For all these things my hand has made, and they are mine, says the Lord; but to this man only will I give attention, to him who is poor and broken in spirit, fearing my word.
Luke 1:42
And she said with a loud voice: May blessing be on you among women, and a blessing on the child of your body.
1 Corinthians 1:26-28
For you see God's design for you, my brothers, that he has not taken a great number of the wise after the flesh, not the strong, not the noble:
James 2:5-6
Give ear, my dear brothers; are not those who are poor in the things of this world marked out by God to have faith as their wealth, and for their heritage the kingdom which he has said he will give to those who have love for him?