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OET (OET-RV) Maria said,
⇔ “My soul praises the master,
OET-LV And Maria said:
The soul of_me is_magnifying the master,
SR-GNT Καὶ εἶπεν Μαριάμ: “Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν ˚Κύριον, ‡
(Kai eipen Mariam: “Megalunei haʸ psuⱪaʸ mou ton ˚Kurion,)
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT And Mary said,
⇔ “My soul magnifies the Lord,
UST Then Mary praised God by saying:
⇔ “Oh, how I praise the Lord
BSB § Then Mary said:
⇔ “My soul magnifies the Lord,
BLB And Mary said: "My soul magnifies the Lord,
AICNT And {Mary}[fn] said, “My soul magnifies the Lord,
1:46, Mary: Some manuscripts read “Elizabeth.” Latin(a b). Elizabeth is also attested by Irenaeus, a variant reading of Origen, and Niceta.
OEB And Mary said:
⇔ ‘My soul exalts the Lord,
WEBBE Mary said,
⇔ “My soul magnifies the Lord.
WMBB Miriam said,
⇔ “My soul magnifies the Lord.
NET And Mary said,
⇔ “My soul exalts the Lord,
LSV And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the LORD,
FBV Mary replied, “How I praise the Lord!
TCNT Then Mary said,
⇔ “My soul magnifies the Lord,
T4T Then Mary praised God by saying/singing:
⇔ “, how I [SYN] praise ◄the Lord/God►!
LEB • And Mary said,“My soul exalts the Lord, •
BBE And Mary said: My soul gives glory to God;
Moff No Moff LUKE book available
Wymth Then Mary said: "My soul extols the Lord,
ASV And Mary said,
⇔ My soul doth magnify the Lord,
DRA And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord.
YLT And Mary said, 'My soul doth magnify the Lord,
Drby And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,
RV And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
Wbstr And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
KJB-1769 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
KJB-1611 And Marie said, My soule doth magnifie the Lord.
(And Mary/Maria said, My soul doth magnifie the Lord.)
Bshps And Marie saide: My soule magnifieth the Lorde.
(And Mary/Maria said: My soul magnifieth the Lord.)
Gnva Then Marie sayde, My soule magnifieth the Lord,
(Then Mary/Maria said, My soul magnifieth the Lord, )
Cvdl And Mary sayde:My soule magnifieth the LORDE.
(And Mary said:My soul magnifieth the LORD.)
TNT And Mary sayde. My soule magnifieth the Lorde.
(And Mary said. My soul magnifieth the Lord. )
Wycl And Marie seide, Mi soule magnyfieth the Lord,
(And Mary/Maria said, Mi soul magnyfieth the Lord,)
Luth Und Maria sprach: Meine SeeLE erhebet den HErr’s,
(And Maria spoke: My SeeLE erhebet the LORD’s,)
ClVg Et ait Maria: [Magnificat anima mea Dominum:[fn]
(And he_said Maria: [Magnificat anima mea Dominum: )
1.46 Magnificat anima mea Dominum. ID. Primo dona sibi spiritualiter concessa profitetur, etc., usque ad in ejus præceptis observandis impendo.
1.46 Magnificat anima mea Dominum. ID. Primo dona sibi spiritualiter concessa profitetur, etc., until to in his præceptis observandis impendo.
UGNT καὶ εἶπεν Μαριάμ: μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον,
(kai eipen Mariam: megalunei haʸ psuⱪaʸ mou ton Kurion,)
SBL-GNT Καὶ εἶπεν Μαριάμ· Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν κύριον,
(Kai eipen Mariam; Megalunei haʸ psuⱪaʸ mou ton kurion,)
TC-GNT Καὶ εἶπε Μαριάμ,
⇔ Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον,
(Kai eipe Mariam,
⇔ Megalunei haʸ psuⱪaʸ mou ton Kurion, )
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
1:46-55 Mary’s song is the first of three songs of praise in the birth narrative. It is called the Magnificat (“magnifies”), from the first word in the Latin translation. The song has many parallels to Hannah’s prayer in 1 Sam 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.
Praise and Rejoicing in Luke–Acts
Throughout Luke’s Gospel, the recipients of God’s grace praise him for his wonderful deeds (Luke 1:44, 46, 64, 68; 2:13, 38; 5:25-26; 7:16; 13:13; 17:15-18; 18:43; 19:37; 24:53). In Acts, praise accompanies healings (3:8-9; 4:21-22) and the salvation of the Gentiles (Acts 11:18; 13:48; 21:19-20).
This motif of praise is closely linked to a key theme in Luke, that the fulfillment of God’s promise in the coming of Jesus the Messiah is a cause for joy and rejoicing. This theme emerges toward the beginning of the Gospel in the songs of Mary (Luke 1:46-55) and Zechariah (Luke 1:67-79). The Old Testament prophets had predicted that nature itself would break forth in songs of praise when God’s salvation arrived (see Isa 55:12). When Jesus entered Jerusalem at the end of his ministry, his disciples shouted and sang, “praising God for all the wonderful miracles they had seen” (Luke 19:37). The Pharisees called on Jesus to rebuke his disciples, but he responded, “If they kept quiet, the stones along the road would burst into cheers!” (19:37-40). At the end of the Gospel, the disciples “returned to Jerusalem filled with great joy. And they spent all of their time in the Temple, praising God” (24:52-53). The arrival of God’s marvelous salvation is a cause for rejoicing and praise.
Passages for Further Study
Isa 55:12; Luke 1:44-47, 64, 68; 2:13-14, 38; 5:25-26; 7:16; 13:13; 17:15-18; 18:43; 19:37-40; 24:51-53; Acts 2:47; 3:8-9; 4:21; 11:18; 13:48; 21:20
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου
/is/_magnifying the soul ˱of˲_me
The word soul refers to the inmost part of a person. Here, Mary uses it to refer to all of herself. Mary is saying that her worship comes from deep inside her. Alternate translation: “From the depths of my being, I praise”