Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

Because He looked on the lowliness of His maid-servant, For, lo, henceforth call me happy shall all the generations,

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.

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,

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:

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 was glad on God my Saviour, 48 Because He looked on the lowliness of His maid-servant, For, lo, henceforth call me happy shall all the generations, 49 For He who is mighty did to me great things, And holy is His name,

Cross References

Psalm 138:6

For high is Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.

Luke 11:27

And it came to pass, in his saying these things, a certain woman having lifted up the voice out of the multitude, said to him, 'Happy the womb that carried thee, and the paps that thou didst suck!'

1 Samuel 1:11

and voweth a vow, and saith, 'Jehovah of Hosts, if Thou dost certainly look on the affliction of Thy handmaid, and hast remembered me, and dost not forget Thy handmaid, and hast given to Thy handmaid seed of men -- then I have given him to Jehovah all days of his life, and a razor doth not go up upon his head.'

Malachi 3:12

And declared you happy have all the nations, For ye are a delightful land, said Jehovah of Hosts.

Luke 1:28

And the messenger having come in unto her, said, 'Hail, favoured one, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women;'

Genesis 30:13

and Leah saith, 'Because of my happiness, for daughters have pronounced me happy;' and she calleth his name Asher.

1 Samuel 2:8

He raiseth from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He lifteth up the needy, To cause them to sit with nobles, Yea, a throne of honour He doth cause them to inherit, For to Jehovah are the fixtures of earth, And He setteth on them the habitable world.

2 Samuel 7:8

and now, thus dost thou say to My servant, to David: 'Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, I have taken thee from the comely place, from after the flock, to be leader over My people, over Israel;

2 Samuel 7:18-19

And king David cometh in and sitteth before Jehovah, and saith, 'Who am I, Lord Jehovah? and what my house, that Thou hast brought me hitherto?

Psalm 102:17

He turned unto the prayer of the destitute, And He hath not despised their prayer.

Psalm 113:7-8

He is raising up from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He exalteth the needy.

Psalm 136:23

Who in our lowliness hath remembered us, For to the age is His kindness.

Isaiah 66:2

And all these My hand hath made, And all these things are, An affirmation of Jehovah! And unto this one I look attentively, Unto the humble and bruised in spirit, And who is trembling at My word.

Luke 1:42

and spake out with a loud voice, and said, 'Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb;

1 Corinthians 1:26-28

for see your calling, brethren, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;

James 2:5-6

Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him?

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