Luke 1:46 (DBY)

Passage

And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,

Nearby Context

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.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mary", "said", "soul", "magnifies", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mary" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 45's "And blessed is she that has believed..." into verse 47's "and my spirit has rejoiced in God...", so "mary" and "said" 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 "mary" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.