Luke 1:51 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 1:52 He has put down rulers from thrones, and exalted the lowly.

Luke 1:53 He has filled the hungry with good things, and sent away the rich empty.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wrought", "strength", "scattered", "haughty", "ones", "thought", and "heart". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wrought" and "strength", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 50's "and his mercy is to generations and..." into verse 52's "He has put down rulers from thrones...", so "wrought" and "strength" 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 "wrought" and "strength" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.