Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

because He has looked with favor
on the humble condition of His slave.
Surely, from now on all generations
will call me blessed,

New American Standard Bible

“For He has had regard for the humble state of His bondslave;
For behold, from this time on all generations will count me blessed.

King James Version

For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall 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;

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.

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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

ἐπιβλέπω 
Epiblepo 
Usage: 3

the low estate
ταπείνωσις 
Tapeinosis 
Usage: 4

of
δούλη 
Doule 
Usage: 3

his

Usage: 0

δούλη 
Doule 
Usage: 3

for
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

ἰδού 
Idou 
behold, lo, see
Usage: 140

ἀπό 
Apo 
from, of, out of, for, off, by, at, in, since 9, on, not tr., .
Usage: 490

νῦν 
Nun 
Usage: 102

all
πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

γενεά 
Genea 
Usage: 17

μακαρίζω 
Makarizo 
Usage: 2

me
μέ 
me 
me, I, my, not tr
Usage: 122

Context Readings

Mary's Hymn Of Praise To God

47 and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,
48 because He has looked with favor
on the humble condition of His slave.
Surely, from now on all generations
will call me blessed,
49 because the Mighty One
has done great things for me,
and His name is holy.


Cross References

Psalm 138:6

Though the Lord is exalted,
He takes note of the humble;
but He knows the haughty from a distance.

Luke 11:27

As He was saying these things, a woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “The womb that bore You and the one who nursed You are blessed!”

1 Samuel 1:11

Making a vow, she pleaded, “Lord of Hosts, if You will take notice of Your servant’s affliction, remember and not forget me, and give Your servant a son, I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.”

Malachi 3:12

“Then all the nations will consider you fortunate, for you will be a delightful land,” says the Lord of Hosts.

Luke 1:28

And the angel came to her and said, “Rejoice, favored woman! The Lord is with you.”

Genesis 30:13

Leah said, “I am happy that the women call me happy,” so she named him Asher.

1 Samuel 2:8

He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the garbage pile.
He seats them with noblemen
and gives them a throne of honor.
For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s;
He has set the world on them.

2 Samuel 7:8

“Now this is what you are to say to My servant David: ‘This is what the Lord of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture and from following the sheep to be ruler over My people Israel.

2 Samuel 7:18-19

Then King David went in, sat in the Lord’s presence, and said,

Who am I, Lord God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far?

Psalm 102:17

He will pay attention to the prayer of the destitute
and will not despise their prayer.

Psalm 113:7-8

He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the garbage pile

Psalm 136:23

He remembered us in our humiliation
        His love is eternal.

Isaiah 66:2

My hand made all these things,
and so they all came into being.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will look favorably on this kind of person:
one who is humble, submissive in spirit,
and trembles at My word.

Luke 1:42

Then she exclaimed with a loud cry:

“You are the most blessed of women,
and your child will be blessed!

1 Corinthians 1:26-28

Brothers, consider your calling: Not many are wise from a human perspective, not many powerful, not many of noble birth.

James 2:5-6

Listen, my dear brothers: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that He has promised to those who love Him?

King James Version Public Domain

Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org

American Standard Version Public Domain

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain