Luke 1:42 (ASV)

Passage

and she lifted up her voice with a loud cry, and said, Blessed [art] thou among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of thy womb.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:40 and entered into the house of Zacharias and saluted Elisabeth.

Luke 1:41 And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit;

Luke 1:42 and she lifted up her voice with a loud cry, and said, Blessed [art] thou among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of thy womb.

Luke 1:43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come unto me?

Luke 1:44 For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lifted", "voice", "loud", "said", "blessed", "thou", and "women". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lifted" and "voice", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 41's "And it came to pass when Elisabeth..." into verse 43's "And whence is this to me that...", so "lifted" and "voice" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lifted" and "voice" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.