Luke 1:39-56

New Living Translation

Mary Visits Elizabeth

³⁹A few days later Mary hurried to the hill country of Judea, to the town ⁴⁰where Zechariah lived. She entered the house and greeted Elizabeth. ⁴¹At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

⁴²Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, “God has blessed you above all women, and your child is blessed. ⁴³Why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should visit me? ⁴⁴When I heard your greeting, the baby in my womb jumped for joy. ⁴⁵You are blessed because you believed that the Lord would do what he said.”

The Magnificat: Mary’s Song of Praise

⁴⁶Mary responded,

“Oh, how my soul praises the Lord.
⁴⁷    How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
⁴⁸For he took notice of his lowly servant girl,
    and from now on all generations will call me blessed.
⁴⁹For the Mighty One is holy,
    and he has done great things for me.
⁵⁰He shows mercy from generation to generation
    to all who fear him.
⁵¹His mighty arm has done tremendous things!
    He has scattered the proud and haughty ones.
⁵²He has brought down princes from their thrones
    and exalted the humble.
⁵³He has filled the hungry with good things
    and sent the rich away with empty hands.
⁵⁴He has helped his servant Israel
    and remembered to be merciful.
⁵⁵For he made this promise to our ancestors,
    to Abraham and his children forever.”