Luke 1:54
52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
- KJV
- He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
- WEB
- He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,
- ASV
- He hath given help to Israel his servant, That he might remember mercy
- DARBY
- He has helped Israel his servant, in order to remember mercy,
- BLB
- He took hold of Israel His servant, remembering mercy,
- ÅB
- Han tok seg av Israel, sin tjener, for å komme miskunn i hu
- OTB
- Han har tatt seg av sin tjener Israel, og husket sin miskunn
- B1930
- Han tok sig av Israel, sin tjener, for å komme miskunn i hu
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 98:3
He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Read in contextMicah 7:20
You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:21
Remember these things, O Jacob, for you are My servant, O Israel. I have made you, and you are My servant; O Israel, I will never forget you.
Read in contextIsaiah 49:14–16
But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!”
Read in contextJeremiah 31:20
Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.
Read in contextIsaiah 46:3–4
“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.
Read in contextJeremiah 33:24–26
“Have you not noticed what these people are saying: ‘The LORD has rejected the two families He had chosen’? So they despise My people and no longer regard them as a nation.
Read in contextLuke 1:70–75
as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
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