Luke 1:42

Luke 1:42 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
• New International Version (NIV)In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear!
• English Standard Version (ESV)and she exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

Context of Luke 1:42

40and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elizabeth. 41And it came to pass, as Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with [the] Holy Spirit, and cried out with a loud voice and said, Blessed [art] thou amongst women, and blessed the fruit of thy womb. 43And whence [is] this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44For behold, as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the babe leaped with joy in my womb.

Luke 1:42 word by word

καὶ ἀνεφώνησεν κραυγῇ μεγάλῃ καὶ εἶπεν· εὐλογημένη σὺ ἐν γυναιξίν, καὶ εὐλογημένος ὁ καρπὸς τῆς κοιλίας σου.Read the interlinear

• loudμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Blessedεὐλογέωeulogeō · to praise/blessG2127
• womenγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• fruitκαρπόςkarpos · fruitG2590
• wombκοιλίαkoilia · belly/womb/stomachG2836

Cross-references for Luke 1:42

• Luke 1:28And the angel came in to her, and said, Hail, [thou] favoured one! the Lord [is] with thee: [blessed art thou amongst women].
• Judges 5:24Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, Blessed above women in the tent!
• Luke 19:38saying, Blessed the King that comes in the name of [the] Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
• Genesis 22:18and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves, because thou hast hearkened to my voice.
• Psalms 21:6For thou hast made him to be blessings for ever; thou hast filled him with joy by thy countenance.
• Psalms 45:2Thou art fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
• Psalms 72:17His name shall endure for ever; his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and [men] shall bless themselves in him; all nations shall call him blessed.
• Acts 2:26Therefore has my heart rejoiced and my tongue exulted; yea more, my flesh also shall dwell in hope,
• Romans 9:5whose [are] the fathers; and of whom, as according to flesh, [is] the Christ, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
• Hebrews 12:2looking stedfastly on Jesus the leader and completer of faith: who, in view of the joy lying before him, endured [the] cross, having despised [the] shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Commentaries on Luke 1:42

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 42Blessed art thou among women - Repeating the words of the angel, Luke 1:28, of which she had probably been informed by the holy virgin, in the present interview.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 42Blessed art thou among women - She here repeated nearly the words of the angel to Mary, esteeming it to be the highest honor among mothers to be the mother of the Messiah. See the notes at Luke 1:28.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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 42-4442-44. What beautiful superiority to envy have we here! High as was the distinction conferred upon herself, Elisabeth loses sight of it altogether, in presence of one more honored still; upon whom, with her unborn Babe, in an ecstasy of inspiration, she pronounces a benediction, feeling it to be a wonder unaccountable that "the mother of her Lord should come to her." "Turn this as we will, we shall never be able to see the propriety of calling an unborn…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 1:42

• Elisabeth (Elizabeth)
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joy
• Mary
• Miracles
• Poetry
• Prophetesses
• Psalms
• Women
• Zacharias (Zechariah)

In the dictionaries

• Begin
• Certainty
• Conceive
• Estate
• Fruit
• Ministration
• Noise
• Righteousness
• Salutation
• Sign

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