LUKE 1:51 Parallel Verse View

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ULT He has done mighty deeds with his arm;
⇔  he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.

UST He has shown people that he is very powerful.
⇔ He has routed those who think proudly within themselves.

BLB He has shown strength with His arm, He has scattered the proud in the thought of their heart.

AICNT He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;

OEB ⇔ ‘Mighty are the deeds of his arm!
⇔ He has scattered the self-satisfied proud,

WEBBE He has shown strength with his arm.
⇔ He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He has demonstrated power with his arm; he has scattered those whose pride wells up from the sheer arrogance of their hearts.

LSV He did powerfully with His arm,
He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,

FBV With his power[fn] he has broken to pieces those who arrogantly think they're so clever.

1:51 Literally, “strong arm.”

TCNT He has done a mighty deed with his arm;
⇔ he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.

T4T He shows people that he [MTY] is very powerful. He scatters those who think proudly.

LEB • He has done a mighty deed with his arm; he has dispersed the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.

BBE With his arm he has done acts of power; he has put to flight those who have pride in their hearts.

Moff He has done a deed of might with his arm,
⇔ he has scattered the proud with their purposes,

Wymth He has manifested His supreme strength. He has scattered those who were haughty in the thoughts of their hearts.

ASV He hath showed strength with his arm;
⇔ He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.

DRA He hath shewed might in his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.

YLT He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,

Drby He has wrought strength with his arm; he has scattered haughty [ones] in the thought of their heart.

RV He hath shewed strength with his arm; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.
(He hath/has showed strength with his arm; He hath/has scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart. )

SLT He has done strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thought of their heart.

Wbstr He hath shown strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

KJB-1769 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
(He hath/has showed strength with his arm; he hath/has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. )

KJB-1611 Hee hath shewed strength with his arme, he hath scattered the proud, in the imagination of their hearts.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps He hath shewed stregth with his arme, he hath scattered them that are proude, in the imagination of their heartes.
(He hath/has showed strength with his arm, he hath/has scattered them that are proud, in the imagination of their hearts.)

Gnva Hee hath shewed strength with his arme: hee hath scattered the proude in the imagination of their hearts.
(He hath/has showed strength with his arm: he hath/has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. )

Cvdl He sheweth strength with his arme, and scatreth them that are proude in the ymaginacion of their hert.
(He sheweth/shows strength with his arm, and scatreth them that are proud in the imagination of their heart.)

TNT He sheweth strength with his arme he scattereth them that are proude in the ymaginacion of their hertes.
(He sheweth/shows strength with his arm he scattereth/scatters them that are proud in the imagination of their hearts. )

Wycl He made myyt in his arme, he scaterede proude men with the thouyte of his herte.
(He made might in his arm, he scatterede proud men with the thought of his heart.)

Luth Er übet Gewalt mit seinem Arm und zerstreuet, die hoffärtig sind in ihres Herzens Sinn.
(He übet violence with his arm and scattered, the arrogant are in theirs/hers heart Sinn.)

ClVg Fecit potentiam in brachio suo: dispersit superbos mente cordis sui.
(He_did power in/into/on arm(n) his_own: dispersedt superbos mind of_the_heart self. )

UGNT ἐποίησεν κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, διεσκόρπισεν ὑπερηφάνους διανοίᾳ καρδίας αὐτῶν.
(epoiaʸsen kratos en braⱪioni autou, dieskorpisen huperaʸfanous dianoia kardias autōn.)

SBL-GNT Ἐποίησεν κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, διεσκόρπισεν ὑπερηφάνους διανοίᾳ καρδίας αὐτῶν·
(Epoiaʸsen kratos en braⱪioni autou, dieskorpisen huperaʸfanous dianoia kardias autōn;)

RP-GNT Ἐποίησεν κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ· διεσκόρπισεν ὑπερηφάνους διανοίᾳ καρδίας αὐτῶν.
(Epoiaʸsen kratos en braⱪioni autou; dieskorpisen huperaʸfanous dianoia kardias autōn.)

TC-GNT Ἐποίησε κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ·
⇔ διεσκόρπισεν ὑπερηφάνους διανοίᾳ καρδίας αὐτῶν.
(Epoiaʸse kratos en braⱪioni autou;
⇔ dieskorpisen huperaʸfanous dianoia kardias autōn. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

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

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:46–56: Mary praised God

In this section Mary spoke a poem or song of praise to God.Many of the lines in this song of praise are echoes of other songs of praise in the Old Testament. In fact, one scholar points out that of the ten verses of Mary’s song, eight are very similar to Old Testament verses. For example, in 1:47 Mary said that “my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.” Compare this with Habakkuk 3:18, “I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.” Mary may have had these thoughts stored in her mind because she had heard people read the Scriptures many times in synagogue services. However, in her song, Mary combined the thoughts of Old Testament songs in her own original way. In 1:46–49 she praised God for blessing her personally. In 1:50 she praised God because he is merciful to all people who fear him. In 1:51–53 she spoke of the way God had rejected the proud, the powerful, and the rich. She spoke of the way he had instead chosen to bless those who are poor and lowly. In 1:54–55 she praised God for helping the people of Israel.

When Mary talked about what God had done, she was not just talking about the past. She was talking about what God was doing at that time and about what he would continue to do through the Messiah. By choosing Mary to be the mother of the Messiah, God had shown mercy to her as a poor and lowly person. He had also shown mercy to the people of Israel, because the Messiah would save them. This was similar to the way he had worked in the past, showing mercy to his people and helping them against their enemies.

It may be good to write this song (1:46–55) as poetry in your translation, using separate lines at appropriate places. For examples, see 1:46–55 in the RSV, NIV, and GNT. There may be special phrases in your language that are appropriate to use in poetry that you do not use in ordinary conversation. Because this song is poetry, you may be able to use those phrases here.

Some other possible headings for this section are:The name of Mary’s song in Latin, the Magnificat, is well-known in some areas of the world. If this is true in your area, you may be able to use this name as your heading or as part of the heading. For example, the NLT has “The Magnificat: Mary’s Song of Praise.”

Mary’s song of praise to God

Mary praised God for the kindness he was showing to Israel and to her

1:51a

He has performed mighty deeds with His arm;

His powerful arm has done great/mighty deeds.
He has stretched out his arm and done powerful deeds.
He has displayed/demonstrated his mighty power.

He has performed mighty deeds with His arm: The Greek clause that the BSB translates as He has performed mighty deeds with His arm is literally “he did power with his arm.” The phrase with His arm is used as a figure of speech to mean “with/by his power.” The clause indicates that God used his power to do mighty acts. Some versions express this idea by indicating that he showed his power by these acts. In 1:51b–55, Mary told different mighty things that God had done.

Some ways to translate this are:

Translate the figure of speech and indicate the meaning. For example:
His mighty arm has done tremendous things! (NLT)
He has stretched out his mighty arm (GNT)
Translate the meaning without the figure of speech. For example:
He has done mighty deeds by his power (NCV)
He displayed his mighty power (GW)

1:51b

He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.

He has chased away people who are proud in their hearts/thoughts.
He has seen/known people who privately think that they are great, and he has caused them to run away in all directions.
He has dispersed people who are proud.

He has scattered: The Greek word that the BSB translates as He has scattered refers to chasing people away. Here, it implies that God caused them to run away in different directions. This word is used in other contexts to describe how a conquering army chases away its defeated enemies.

those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as those who are proud refers to people who are arrogant. They think that they are greater than other people. The phrase in the thoughts of their hearts indicates that these people have arrogant thoughts and plans. Some other ways to translate this are:

people who are proud and think great things about themselves (NCV)

those who think too highly of themselves (GW)

people who have arrogant thoughts/hearts

the proud with all their plans (GNT)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐποίησεν κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐποίησεν κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ διεσκόρπισεν ὑπερηφάνους διανοίᾳ καρδίας αὐτῶν)

Mary is using the term arm to represent God’s power. Alternate translation: [He has demonstrated that he is very powerful]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

διεσκόρπισεν

˱he˲_scattered

The word scattered describes how thoroughly God has defeated all who opposed him. The word creates a picture of God’s enemies fleeing in every direction, unable to arrange an organized retreat. Alternate translation: [he has completely defeated]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὑπερηφάνους διανοίᾳ καρδίας αὐτῶν

˓the˒_proud ˱in˲_˓the˒_mind ˱of˲_heart ˱of˲_them

The term hearts represents the will and affections of these people. Alternate translation: [who cherish proud thoughts]

Parallel LUKE 1:51

Section 1:46–56: Mary praised God

1:51a

1:51b