Luke 1:54

He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
holpen	ἀντελάβετο antelabeto	G482	to take hold of in turn · verb — second aorist middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
servant	παιδὸς paidos	G3816	a boy (as often beaten with impunity) · noun — genitive singular masculine
Israel	Ἰσραὴλ Israēl	G2474	Israel (i.e. Jisrael) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a place
remembrance	μνάομαι mnáomai	G3415	to bear in mind
of	ἐλέους, eleous	G1656	compassion (human or divine · noun — genitive singular neuter
mercy	ἔλεος éleos	G1656	compassion (human or divine

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Cross-references

Psalms 98:3 He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Micah 7:20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
Isaiah 44:21 Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten…
Isaiah 46:3-4 Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from…
Isaiah 49:14-16 But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
Jeremiah 31:20 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are tr…
Isaiah 63:7-16 I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the gr…
Jeremiah 31:3 The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn t…

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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 1:54

holpen--Compare Psa 89:19, "I have laid help on One that is mighty."

Adam Clarke on Luke 1:54

He hath holpen [supported, αντελαβετο] his servant Israel - Israel is here represented as falling, and the Lord comes speedily in and props him up. The house of David was now ready to fall and rise no more; Jesus, being born of the very last branch of the regal line, revived the family, and restored the dominion. In remembrance of his mercy - By mercy, the covenant which God made with Abraham, Gen 15:18, is intended; which covenant proceeded from God's eternal mercy, as in it salvation was promised to all the nations of the earth. See Gen 17:19, and Gen 22:18, and this promise was, in one form or other, given to all the fathers, Luk 1:55. This song properly consists of three parts. 1. In the…

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John Gill on Luke 1:54

He hath holpen his servant Israel,.... Meaning, not the natural posterity of Jacob, or Israel in general, but the elect of God among them; for all were not Israel, who were of Israel; and not them only, but also the chosen ones among the Gentiles; who, with the former, make up the whole Israel of God, in a spiritual and mystical sense: these are the Israel, God has chosen, redeemed, and calls by his grace, and are here styled his "servant", as Israel is frequently called, Isaiah 41:8. The word signifies a "child", as well as a "servant": and may design, either the weak and helpless condition God's elect are in by nature, which calls for, and requires divine help and assistance; or the relati…

The Church Fathers

He hath holpen Israel his servant, that he might remember mercy, as he spake to our fathers, to Abraham and his seed for ever.
— Cosmas Indicopleustes, The Christian Topography, Book 5

(non occ.) For by Israel she means not Israel after the flesh, whom their own title made noble, but the spiritual Israel, which retained the name of faith, straining their eyes to see God by faith.
— Basil of Caesarea ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

That is, obedient and humble; for he who disdains to be made humble, cannot be saved. But by seed he means not so much those who are begotten in the flesh, as those who have followed the steps of Abraham's faith, to whom the Saviour's coming was promised for evermore.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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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
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
Promises Of God, The · God remembers — God remembers
Psalms · Of Mary — Of Mary
Zacharias (Zechariah) · 2. The father of — 2. The father of

Luke 1:54

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Matthew Henry on Luke 1:39-56

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 1:54

Adam Clarke on Luke 1:54

John Gill on Luke 1:54

The Church Fathers

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Luke 1:54

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Matthew Henry on Luke 1:39-56

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 1:54

Adam Clarke on Luke 1:54

John Gill on Luke 1:54

The Church Fathers

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John Calvin on Luke 1:51-55

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 1:54-55