Luke 1:49 (DBY)

Passage

For the Mighty One has done to me great things, and holy [is] his name;

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 1:49 For the Mighty One has done to me great things, and holy [is] his name;

Luke 1:50 and his mercy [is] to generations and generations to them that fear him.

Luke 1:51 He has wrought strength with his arm; he has scattered haughty [ones] in the thought of their heart.

Study Lenses

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

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