Luke 1:45 (DBY)

Passage

And blessed [is] she that has believed, for there shall be a fulfilment of the things spoken to her from [the] Lord.

Nearby Context

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

Luke 1:44 For behold, as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the babe leaped with joy in my womb.

Luke 1:45 And blessed [is] she that has believed, for there shall be a fulfilment of the things spoken to her from [the] Lord.

Luke 1:46 And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,

Luke 1:47 and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "blessed", "believed", "shall", "fulfilment", "things", "spoken", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "blessed" and "believed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 44's "For behold as the voice of thy..." into verse 46's "And Mary said My soul magnifies the...", so "blessed" and "believed" 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 "blessed" and "believed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.