New English Translation
Luke 1:53
53he has filled the hungry with good things, and has sent the rich away empty.
Luke 1:53 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
- New International Version (NIV)He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty.
- English Standard Version (ESV)he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He has filled the hungry with good things, And the rich He has sent away empty.
Context of Luke 1:53
51He has demonstrated power with his arm; he has scattered those whose pride wells up from the sheer arrogance of their hearts. 52He has brought down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up those of lowly position; he has filled the hungry with good things, and has sent the rich away empty. 54He has helped his servant Israel, remembering his mercy, 55as he promised to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”
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πεινῶντας ἐνέπλησεν ἀγαθῶν καὶ πλουτοῦντας ἐξαπέστειλεν κενούς·Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Luke 1:53
- Luke 6:21“Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. “Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
- 1 Samuel 2:5Those who are well-fed hire themselves out to earn food, but the hungry no longer lack. Even the barren woman gives birth to seven, but the one with many children withers away.
- Psalms 34:10Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
- Psalms 107:8Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people!
- Psalms 146:7vindicates the oppressed, and gives food to the hungry. The Lord releases the imprisoned.
- Ezekiel 34:29I will prepare for them a healthy planting. They will no longer be victims of famine in the land and will no longer bear the insults of the nations.
- Matthew 5:6“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.
- John 6:11Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed the bread to those who were seated. He then did the same with the fish, as much as they wanted.
- James 2:5Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?
- Revelation 7:16They will never go hungry or be thirsty again, and the sun will not beat down on them, nor any burning heat,
- Luke 6:24“But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your comfort already.
- Luke 12:16He then told them a parable: “The land of a certain rich man produced an abundant crop,
- Luke 16:19“There was a rich man who dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.
- Luke 18:11The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself like this: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people: extortionists, unrighteous people, adulterers – or even like this tax collector.
- 1 Corinthians 1:26Think about the circumstances of your call, brothers and sisters. Not many were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were born to a privileged position.
- 1 Corinthians 4:8Already you are satisfied! Already you are rich! You have become kings without us! I wish you had become kings so that we could reign with you!
Commentaries on Luke 1:53
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 53Filled the hungry - the rich he hath sent empty away - God is here represented under the notion of a person of unbounded benevolence, who is daily feeding multitudes at his gates. The poor and the rich are equally dependent upon him; to the one he gives his affluence for a season, and to the other his daily bread. The poor man comes through a sense of his want to get his daily support, and God feeds him; the rich man comes through the lust of gain, to get…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 53He hath filled the hungry with good things - This is a celebration of the general mercy of God. He hath daily fed the poor, the needy, and those who came to Him with humble hearts. The rich he hath sent - While the poor come to him for a supply of their daily wants, the rich come not that their necessities should be supplied, but come with lofty hearts, and insatiable desires that their riches may be increased. When this is the case, God not…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. 46-55Mary’s song is the first of three songs of praise in the birth story of Jesus. It is called the Magnificat (Latin for “magnifies”). The song has many similarities to Hannah’s prayer in 1 Samuel 2:1–10. The fact that God cares for the oppressed and reverses their fortunes is a common theme throughout Luke’s Gospel. The coming of God’s kingdom brings salvation to rejected and outcast people.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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