Luke 1:49

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

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
For	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
mighty	δυνατός· dunatos	G1415	powerful or capable (literally or figuratively) · adjective — nominative singular masculine
done	ἐποίησέν epoiēsen	G4160	to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
me	μοί moí	G3427	to me
things	μεγαλεῖος megaleîos	G3167	magnificent
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
holy	ἅγιον hagion	G40	sacred (physically · adjective — nominative singular neuter
his	αὐτοῦ· autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
name	ὄνομα onoma	G3686	a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority · noun — nominative singular neuter

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Cross-references

Psalms 126:2-3 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for…
Ephesians 3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
Psalms 111:9 He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.
Psalms 99:3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.
Jeremiah 10:6 Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
Genesis 17:1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be t…
Isaiah 57:15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that i…
Revelation 15:4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy j…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:39-56

We have here an interview between the two happy mothers, Elisabeth and Mary: the angel, by intimating to Mary the favour bestowed on her cousin Elisabeth (Luk 1:36), gave occasion for it; and sometimes it may prove a better piece of service that we think to bring good people together, to compare notes. Here is, I. The visit which Mary made to Elisabeth. Mary was the younger, and younger with child; and therefore, if they must come together, it was fittest that Mary should take the journey, not insisting on the preference which the greater dignity of her conception gave her, Luk 1:39. She arose, and left her affairs, to attend this greater matter: in those days, at that time (as it is commonl…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 1:47

my Saviour--Mary, poor heart, never dreamt, we see, of her own "immaculate conception"--in the offensive language of the Romanists--any more than of her own immaculate life.

Adam Clarke on Luke 1:49

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 Psa 86:2; Psa 145:17, yet the proper meaning is abundant goodness, exuberant kindness; and this well agrees with the following clause.

John Gill on Luke 1:49

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…

The Church Fathers

(in Ps. 33.) But holy is the name of God called, not because in its letters it contains any significant power, but because in whatever way we look at God we distinguish his purity and holiness.
— Basil of Caesarea ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(sup.) What great things hath He done unto thee? I believe that a creature thou gavest birth to the Creator, a servant thou broughtest forth the Lord, that through thee God redeemed the world, through thee He restored it to life.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

But if I have searched out something more deeply, I will observe how great is the advance signified by saying: "because he who is mighty has done great things for me": for since "everyone who humbles himself will be exalted", and God "has looked upon the lowliness" of blessed Mary, therefore "he who is mighty has done" for her "great things, and holy is his name".
— Origen of Alexandria, HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 8

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Dictionary and topics

Hannah — Favour, grace, one of the wives of Elkanah the Levite, and the mother of Samuel (1 Sam. 1; 2). Her home was at Ramathaim-zophim, whence she was wont every year to go to Shiloh, where the tabernacle…
John the Baptist — The “forerunner of our Lord.” We have but fragmentary and imperfect accounts of him in the Gospels. He was of priestly descent. His father, Zacharias, was a priest of the course of Abia (1 Chr.…
Mary — Hebrew Miriam. (1.) The wife of Joseph, the mother of Jesus, called the “Virgin Mary,” though never so designated in Scripture (Matt. 2:11; Acts 1:14). Little is known of her personal history. Her…
Songs — Of Moses (Ex. 15; Num. 21:17; Deut. 32; Rev. 15:3), Deborah (Judg. 5), Hannah (1 Sam. 2), David (2 Sam. 22, and Psalms), Mary (Luke 1:46-55), Zacharias (Luke 1:68-79), the angels (Luke 2:13), Simeon…
Elisabeth (Elizabeth) · The wife of Zacharias and the mother of — The wife of Zacharias and the mother of
Holiness Of God, The · Exhibited in his: Name — Exhibited in his: Name
Jesus, The Christ · .Mary visits El — .Mary visits El
Magnificat · Of Mary — Of Mary
Mary · .Visits her cousin, El — .Visits her cousin, El
Poetry · .Of Mary — .Of Mary
Psalms · Of Mary — Of Mary
Zacharias (Zechariah) · 2. The father of — 2. The father of

Luke 1:49

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:39-56

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 1:47

Adam Clarke on Luke 1:49

John Gill on Luke 1:49

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 1:49

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:39-56

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 1:47

Adam Clarke on Luke 1:49

John Gill on Luke 1:49

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 1:46-50

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 1:48