Luke 1:51

Luke 1:51 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
• New International Version (NIV)He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
• New King James Version (NKJV)He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

Context of Luke 1:51

49For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name. 50His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation. He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts. 52He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble. 53He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.

Luke 1:51 word by word

ἐποίησεν κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ· διεσκόρπισεν ὑπερηφάνους διανοίᾳ καρδίας αὐτῶν·Read the interlinear

• He has performedποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• mighty deedsκράτοςkratos · powerG2904
• withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• Hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• armβραχίωνbrachiōn · armG1023
• He has scatteredδιασκορπίζωdiaskorpizō · to scatterG1287
• proudὑπερήφανοςhuperēphanos · arrogantG5244
• in the thoughtsδιάνοιαdianoia · mindG1271
• heartsκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588

Cross-references for Luke 1:51

• Exodus 15:6Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.
• Deuteronomy 4:34Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes?
• Psalms 52:9I will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name— for it is good— in the presence of Your saints.
• Psalms 63:5My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
• Psalms 89:13Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.
• Psalms 98:1Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.
• Psalms 118:15Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!
• Isaiah 40:10Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him.
• Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?
• Isaiah 52:10The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
• Isaiah 63:12who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown,
• Revelation 18:8Therefore her plagues will come in one day— death and grief and famine— and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”
• Exodus 15:9The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
• Exodus 18:11Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”
• 1 Samuel 2:3Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.
• Job 40:9Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?

Commentaries on Luke 1:51

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 51He hath showed strength - Or, He hath gained the victory, . The word is used for victory, by Homer, Hesiod, Sophocles, Euripides, and others. With his arm - Grotius has well observed, that God's efficacy is represented by his finger, his great power by his hand, and his omnipotence by his arm. The plague of lice was the finger of God, Exodus 7:18. The plagues in general were wrought by his hand, Exodus 3:20, And the destruction of Pharaoh's host in the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 51Hath showed strength with his arm - The “arm” is the symbol of strength. The expression in this and the subsequent verses has no particular reference to his mercy to Mary. From a contemplation of His goodness to her, she enlarges her views to a contemplation of His goodness and power in general, and to a celebration of the praises of God for all that he has done to all people. This is the nature of true piety. It does not terminate in thinking of God‘s…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 39-56Verses 39-56 It is very good for those who have the work of grace begun in their souls, to communicate one to another. On Mary's arrival, Elisabeth was conscious of the approach of her who was to be the mother of the great Redeemer. At the same time she was filled with the Holy Ghost, and under his influence declared that Mary and her expected child were most blessed and happy, as peculiarly honoured of and dear to the Most High God. Mary, animated by…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 51His arm represents God's great power (see Psalm 98:1; Isaiah 40:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 46-5546-55. A magnificent canticle, in which the strain of Hannah's ancient song, in like circumstances, is caught up, and just slightly modified and sublimed. Is it unnatural to suppose that the spirit of the blessed Virgin had been drawn beforehand into mysterious sympathy with the ideas and the tone of this hymn, so that when the life and fire of inspiration penetrated her whole soul it spontaneously swept the chorus of this song, enriching the Hymnal of…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 1:51

• Arm
• Elisabeth (Elizabeth)
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joy
• Magnificat
• Mary
• Miracles
• Poetry
• Praise
• Pride
• Psalms
• Readings, Select
• Women
• Zacharias (Zechariah)

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Commentaries on Luke 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings