Luke 1:49 (ASV)

Passage

For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; And holy is his name.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

Luke 1:48 For he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaid: For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

Luke 1:49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; And holy is his name.

Luke 1:50 And his mercy is unto generations and generations On them that fear him.

Luke 1:51 He hath showed strength with his arm; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mighty", "hath", "done", "great", "things", "holy", and "name". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mighty" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 48's "For he hath looked upon the low..." into verse 50's "And his mercy is unto generations and...", so "mighty" and "hath" 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 "mighty" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.