Luke 1:48

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Luke 1:46–50 · Berean Standard Bible

46 Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,

47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!

48 For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.

49 For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.

50 His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 Samuel 1:11

And she made a vow, pleading, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever come over his head.”

1 Samuel 2:8

He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.

2 Samuel 7:8

Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.

2 Samuel 7:18

Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?

2 Samuel 7:19

And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD?

Psalms 102:17

He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.

Psalms 113:7

He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump

Psalms 113:8

to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people.

Psalms 136:23

He remembered us in our low estate His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 138:6

Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.

Isaiah 66:2

Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.

1 Corinthians 1:26

Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.

1 Corinthians 1:27

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

1 Corinthians 1:28

He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,

James 2:5

Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

James 2:6

But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

Luke 1:28

The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”

Luke 1:42

In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

Luke 11:27

As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”

Genesis 30:13

Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.

Malachi 3:12

“Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight,” says the LORD of Hosts.