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

40When she arrived at the home of Zechariah, she said ‘hello’ to Elizabeth. 41When Elizabeth heard Mary speak, she felt her baby move quickly inside her. The Holy Spirit filled her. She spoke to Mary in a loud voice, ‘God has made you very happy. He has been good and kind to you more than to other women. He has also been good and kind to your baby. 43You are the mother of my Lord and I am not an important person. So it is very good that you have visited me. 44Listen! When I heard you say, “Hello” to me, my baby moved quickly inside me. He was very happy.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• she spake outἀναφωνέωanaphōneō · to exclaimG400
• with aφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• loudμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Blessedεὐλογέωeulogeō · to praise/blessG2127
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• womenγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• the fruitὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the fruitκαρπόςkarpos · fruitG2590
• ofκοιλίαkoilia · belly/womb/stomachG2836

Cross-references for Luke 1:42

• Luke 1:28Gabriel went to Mary and said, ‘Hello, Mary. The Lord God loves you very much. He is very near to you.’
• Judges 5:24But Jael should receive great honour! Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, should receive more honour than all other women who live in tents.
• Luke 19:38They said: ‘May the Lord God bless the king who comes with his authority! We want everything to be well in heaven. We praise our powerful God above!’
• Genesis 22:18I will bless all the nations on the earth through your descendants. I will do this because you have obeyed me.’
• Psalms 21:6You will continue to bless him for ever. Because you are very near to him, he is very happy.
• Psalms 45:2You are the most handsome man that there is. You speak kind words in a beautiful way. And so God will continue to bless you for ever.
• Psalms 72:17May the king be famous for ever! May people remember him for as long as the sun continues to shine. May people from all nations use his name when they bless one another. May they all say that God has blessed the king!
• Acts 2:26Because of this, I am very happy, and I will praise you, God. I am human and one day I will die, but I know that you will help me while I live.
• Romans 9:5It was their ancestors that God chose to make great many years ago. And Christ himself, as a man, was born to an Israelite family. Christ is God, who rules over all things. We should praise him for ever! This is true! Amen.
• Hebrews 12:2As we run, we must always look towards Jesus. He is the one who trusted God completely. Our faith starts with him, and he will help us to trust God all the way to the end. Jesus accepted punishment on the cross. He chose to receive much pain. He did not think about being ashamed to die like that. He knew that God had prepared something very good for him that would make him happy. Now he has sat down at the right side of God to rule with him in heaven.

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