Luke 1:45
43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
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Compare
- BSB
- Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
- KJV
- And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
- WEB
- Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”
- ASV
- And blessed [is] she that believed; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord.
- DARBY
- And blessed [is] she that has believed, for there shall be a fulfilment of the things spoken to her from [the] Lord.
- BLB
- And blessed [is] the one having believed that there will be a completion to the things spoken to her from the Lord.”
- ÅB
- Og salig er hun som trodde; for fullbyrdes skal det som er sagt henne av Herren.
- OTB
- Velsignet er hun som trodde at Herren ville oppfylle sine løfter til henne!”
- B1930
- Og salig er hun som trodde; for fullbyrdes skal det som er sagt henne av Herren.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 20:29
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
Read in contextJohn 11:40
Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
Read in contextLuke 11:27–28
And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
Read in contextLuke 1:20
And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
Read in context2 Chronicles 20:20
And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
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