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Luke 1:46 Cross-References

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And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

Luke 1:46 (KJV)

Historical Context for Luke 1:46

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Marywife of Joseph, and mother of the Messiah (MAT 1:16)
Y
G-dHoly, Holy, Holy (ISA 6:3) and too many others to fit here

Commentary on Luke 1:46

Mary's Magnificat (vv.46-55) begins 'My soul doth magnify the Lord' (μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν κύριον). The verb 'megalynō' (μεγαλύνω) means to make great or enlarge—not that Mary can literally make God greater, but that she exalts and proclaims His greatness. This hymn is saturated with Old Testament allusions, particularly Hannah's prayer (1 Samuel 2:1-10), demonstrating Mary's deep scriptural knowledge. The structure follows Hebrew poetic parallelism, and the content emphasizes God's mighty acts in salvation history: remembering mercy, scattering the proud, exalting the humble, filling the h...

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