Luke 1:45

Luke 1:45 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord.”

Context of Luke 1:45

43And why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. And blessed is she that believed: that there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. 46And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, 47And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

Luke 1:45 word by word

καὶ μακαρία ἡ πιστεύσασα ὅτι ἔσται τελείωσις τοῖς λελαλημένοις αὐτῇ παρὰ κυρίου.¶Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• blessedμακάριοςmakarios · blessedG3107
• believedπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• beἔσομαιesomai · will beG2071
• performanceτελείωσιςteleiōsis · perfectionG5050
• toldλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• fromπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962

Cross-references for Luke 1:45

• Luke 1:20And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
• Luke 11:27And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said to him, Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the breasts which nourished thee.
• 2 Chronicles 20:20And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
• John 11:40Jesus saith to her, Said I not to thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
• John 20:29Jesus saith to him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

Commentaries on Luke 1:45

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 45Blessed is she that believed; for there shall be, etc. - Or, Blessed is she who hath believed that there shall be, etc. This I believe to be the proper arrangement of the passage, and is thus noticed in the marginal reading. Faith is here represented as the foundation of true happiness, because it receives the fulfillment of God's promises. Whatever God has promised, he intends to perform. We should believe whatever he has spoken - his own authority is a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 45Blessed is she that believed - That is, “Mary” who believed what the angel spoke to her. She was blessed not only in the act of believing, but because the thing promised would certainly be fulfilled. From these expressions of Elizabeth we may learn: 1.That the spirit of prophecy had not entirely ceased among the Jews. 2.That the Holy Spirit is the source of light, comfort, and joy. 3.That everything about the birth of Jesus was remarkable, and that he…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. 4545. An additional benediction on the Virgin for her implicit faith, in tacit and delicate contrast with her own husband. for--rather, as in the Margin, "that."Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 1:45

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

In the dictionaries

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

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