Christian Standard Bible
Luke 1:54
54He has helped his servant Israel, remembering his mercy
Luke 1:54 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
- New International Version (NIV)He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful
- English Standard Version (ESV)He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy,
- New King James Version (NKJV)He has helped His servant Israel, In remembrance of His mercy,
Context of Luke 1:54
52he has toppled the mighty from their thrones and exalted the lowly. 53He has satisfied the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty. He has helped his servant Israel, remembering his mercy 55to Abraham and his descendants forever, just as he spoke to our ancestors. 56And Mary stayed with her about three months; then she returned to her home.
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ἀντελάβετο Ἰσραὴλ παιδὸς αὐτοῦ μνησθῆναι ἐλέους,Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Luke 1:54
- Luke 1:70just as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets in ancient times;
- Psalms 98:3He has remembered his love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen our God’s victory.
- Isaiah 44:21Remember these things, Jacob, and Israel, for you are my servant; I formed you, you are my servant; Israel, you will never be forgotten by me.
- Isaiah 46:3“Listen to me, house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.
- Isaiah 49:14Zion says, “The Lord has abandoned me; the Lord has forgotten me!”
- Isaiah 54:6For the Lord has called you, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, a wife of one’s youth when she is rejected,” says your God.
- Isaiah 63:7I will make known the Lord’s faithful love and the Lord’s praiseworthy acts, because of all the Lord has done for us — even the many good things he has done for the house of Israel, which he did for them based on his compassion and the abundance of his faithful love.
- Jeremiah 31:3the Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore, I have continued to extend faithful love to you.
- Jeremiah 33:24“Have you not noticed what these people have said? They say, ‘The Lord has rejected the two families he had chosen.’ My people are treated with contempt and no longer regarded as a nation among them.
- Micah 7:20You will show loyalty to Jacob and faithful love to Abraham, as you swore to our ancestors from days long ago.
- Zephaniah 3:14Sing for joy, Daughter Zion; shout loudly, Israel! Be glad and celebrate with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem!
- Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem! Look, your King is coming to you; he is righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Commentaries on Luke 1:54
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 54He hath holpen [supported, ] 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, Genesis 15:18, is intended; which covenant proceeded from God's eternal…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 54Hath holpen - Hath helped or assisted. The word rendered “holpen” denotes properly, “to take hold of one, to help him up when he is in danger of falling,” and here means that God had succored his people when they were feeble, and were in danger of falling or being overthrown. His servant Israel - His people the Israelites, or those who truly revered him and kept His commandments. See Isaiah 41:8-9; Hosea 11:1. In remembrance of his mercy - Or that His…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. 54-55Gabriel’s words in 1:32–33 refer back to God’s promise to King David. Here, Mary refers to God’s promise to Abraham (Genesis 12:1–3; 17:3–8). The arrival of Jesus brought glory to Israel and salvation to Gentiles (see Luke 2:32).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
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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
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