Luke 1:49

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
because the Mighty Onehas done great things for me,and his name is holy.

King James Version (1611)
For he that is mighty hath done to mee great things, and holy is his Name.

King James Version
For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.

English Standard Version
for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.

New American Standard Bible
"For the Mighty One has done great things for me; And holy is His name.

New Century Version
because the Powerful One has done great things for me. His name is holy.

Amplified Bible
"For He who is mighty has done great things for me; And holy is His name [to be worshiped in His purity, majesty, and glory].

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For the Mighty One has done great things for me; And holy is His name.

Legacy Standard Bible
For the Mighty One has done great things for me,And holy is His name.

Berean Standard Bible
For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.

Contemporary English Version
God All-Powerful has done great things for me, and his name is holy.

Complete Jewish Bible
"The Mighty One has done great things for me! Indeed, his name is holy ;

Darby Translation
For the Mighty One has done to me great things, and holy [is] his name;

Easy-to-Read Version
Yes, the Powerful One has done great things for me. His name is very holy.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Because hee that is mightie, hath done for me great things, and holy is his Name.

George Lamsa Translation
For he who is mighty has done great things to me; holy is his name.

Good News Translation
because of the great things the Mighty God has done for me. His name is holy;

Lexham English Bible
because the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name.

Literal Translation
For the Mighty One did great things to me, and holy is His name.

American Standard Version
For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; And holy is his name.

Bible in Basic English
For he who is strong has done great things for me; and holy is his name.

Hebrew Names Version
For he who is mighty has done to me great things. Holy is his name.

International Standard Version
because the Almighty has done great things for me.Psalm 71:19; 111:9; 126:2-3;">[xr] His name is holy.

Etheridge Translation
Because he hath done for me great things, he who is mighty, And holy is his name.

Murdock Translation
And He that is mighty hath done for me great things; and holy is his name.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Because, he that is mightie, hath done to me great thinges, & holy is his name,

English Revised Version
For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; And holy is his name.

World English Bible
For he who is mighty has done to me great things. Holy is his name.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For he that is mighty hath done to me great things, and holy is his name.

Weymouth's New Testament
Because the mighty One has done great things for me--Holy is His name!--

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For lo! of this alle generaciouns schulen seie that Y am blessid. For he that is myyti hath don to me grete thingis, and his name is hooli.

Update Bible Version
For he that is mighty has done to me great things; And holy is his name.

Webster's Bible Translation
For he that is mighty hath done to me great things, and holy [is] his name.

New English Translation
because he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name;

New King James Version
For He who is mighty has done great things for me, And holy is His name.

New Living Translation
For the Mighty One is holy, and he has done great things for me.

New Life Bible
He Who is powerful has done great things for me. His name is holy.

New Revised Standard
for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Because he that is mighty hath done for me great things, and, holy, is his name;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Because he that is mighty hath done great things to me: and holy is his name.

Revised Standard Version
for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For he that is myghty hath done to me greate thinges and holye is his name.

Young's Literal Translation
For He who is mighty did to me great things, And holy [is] His name,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For he that is Mightie, hath done greate thinges vnto me, and holy is his name.

Mace New Testament (1729)
the almighty hath distinguish'd me by the greatest marks of favour: his name be for ever reverenc'd.

Simplified Cowboy Version
There's no doubt of the great things our powerful God has done for me. His name is holy and above all others.

Contextual Overview

³⁹Mary didn't waste a minute. She got up and traveled to a town in Judah in the hill country, straight to Zachariah's house, and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby in her womb leaped. She was filled with the Holy Spirit, and sang out exuberantly, You're so blessed among women, and the babe in your womb, also blessed! And why am I so blessed that the mother of my Lord visits me? The moment the sound of your greeting entered my ears, The babe in my womb skipped like a lamb for sheer joy. Blessed woman, who believed what God said, believed every word would come true! ⁴⁶And Mary said, I'm bursting with God-news; I'm dancing the song of my Savior God. God took one good look at me, and look what happened— I'm the most fortunate woman on earth! What God has done for me will never be forgotten, the God whose very name is holy, set apart from all others. His mercy flows in wave after wave on those who are in awe before him. He bared his arm and showed his strength, scattered the bluffing braggarts. He knocked tyrants off their high horses, pulled victims out of the mud. The starving poor sat down to a banquet; the callous rich were left out in the cold. He embraced his chosen child, Israel; he remembered and piled on the mercies, piled them high. It's exactly what he promised, beginning with Abraham and right up to now. ⁵⁶ Mary stayed with Elizabeth for three months and then went back to her own home.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he: Genesis 17:1, Psalms 24:8, Isaiah 1:24, Isaiah 63:1, Jeremiah 10:6, Jeremiah 20:11

hath: Psalms 71:19-21, Psalms 126:2, Psalms 126:3, Mark 5:13, Ephesians 3:20

and: Exodus 15:11, 1 Samuel 2:2, Psalms 99:3, Psalms 99:9, Psalms 111:9, Isaiah 6:3, Isaiah 57:15, Revelation 4:8, Revelation 15:4

Reciprocal: Psalms 98:1 - for he

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For he that is mighty hath done to me great things,.... With respect to the incarnation of Christ, a new, a great, and unheard of thing; in causing her, though a virgin, to conceive; and also to bear such a Son, who should be called Jesus, a Saviour, Immanuel, God with us; and who was no other than the mighty God, the everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace: wherefore she describes God the author of it, by a proper periphrasis of him, "he that is mighty"; since this was a work of almighty power, and very justly adds,

and holy is his name: seeing this was brought about without any impurity, through the overshadowing influence of the Holy Ghost; whereby the human nature was preserved from the infection of sin, was sanctified, and fit to be united to the Son of God, and to be a sacrifice for the sins of his people. This may also have regard to the great things God had done for her in a spiritual sense; in the choice of her to eternal life, in the redemption of her by the Messiah, and in her regeneration and sanctification; wherein God had displayed his sovereign grace and goodness, and his almighty power, in a way consistent with his justice and holiness.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He that is mighty - God.

Hath done to me great things - Hath conferred on me great favors and distinguished mercies.

And holy is his name - This is an expression of Mary’s feelings, desiring to bestow on God all honor and praise. As the highest honor, she declared that his “name” was “holy” - that is, that God was free from sin, injustice, and impurity. The “name” of God is often put for God Himself. The proper name of God is יהוה Yahweh, a word expressive of His “essential being,” derived from the word “to be,” Exodus 3:14; Exodus 6:3; Psalms 83:18. That name is holy; is to be regarded as holy; and to make a common or profane use of it is solemnly forbidden, Exodus 20:7.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 49. He that is mighty hath done to me great things — Or, miracles, μεγαλεια. As God fills her with his goodness, she empties herself to him in praises; and, sinking into her own nothingness, she ever confesses that God alone is all in all.

Holy is his name — Probably the word which Mary used was חסד chesed, which though we sometimes translate holy, see Psalms 86:2; Psalms 145:17, yet the proper meaning is abundant goodness, exuberant kindness; and this well agrees with the following clause.