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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
• New Living Translation (NLT)His mighty arm has done tremendous things! He has scattered the proud and haughty ones.

Context of Luke 1:51

49for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. 50And his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts; 52he has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of humble estate; 53he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.

Luke 1:51 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• He hath shewedποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• strengthκράτοςkratos · powerG2904
• withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• armβραχίωνbrachiōn · armG1023
• he hath scatteredδιασκορπίζωdiaskorpizō · to scatterG1287
• the proudὑπερήφανοςhuperēphanos · arrogantG5244
• in the imaginationδιάνοιαdianoia · mindG1271
• ofκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588

Cross-references for Luke 1:51

• Exodus 15:6Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power, your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy.
• Deuteronomy 4:34Or has any god ever attempted to go and take a nation for himself from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, and by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and by great deeds of terror, all of which the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
• Psalms 52:9I will thank you forever, because you have done it. I will wait for your name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly.
• Psalms 63:5My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
• Psalms 89:13You have a mighty arm; strong is your hand, high your right hand.
• Psalms 98:1Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.
• Psalms 118:15Glad songs of salvation are in the tents of the righteous: "The right hand of the Lord does valiantly,
• Isaiah 40:10Behold, the Lord God comes with might, and his arm rules for him; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.
• Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; awake, as in days of old, the generations of long ago. Was it not you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the dragon?
• Isaiah 52:10The Lord has bared his holy arm before the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
• Isaiah 63:12who caused his glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to make for himself an everlasting name,
• Revelation 18:8For this reason her plagues will come in a single day, death and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for mighty is the Lord God who has judged her."
• Exodus 15:9The enemy said, 'I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil, my desire shall have its fill of them. I will draw my sword; my hand shall destroy them.'
• Exodus 18:11Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods, because in this affair they dealt arrogantly with the people."
• 1 Samuel 2:3Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
• Job 40:9Have you an arm like God, and 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