Luke 1:45 (GNV)

Passage

And blessed is shee that beleeued: for those things shall be perfourmed, which were tolde her from the Lord.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:43 And whence commeth this to mee, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

Luke 1:44 For loe, assoone as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine eares, the babe sprang in my bellie for ioye,

Luke 1:45 And blessed is shee that beleeued: for those things shall be perfourmed, which were tolde her from the Lord.

Luke 1:46 Then Marie sayde, My soule magnifieth the Lord,

Luke 1:47 And my spirite reioyceth in God my Sauiour.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 44's "For loe assoone as the voice of..." into verse 46's "Then Marie sayde My soule magnifieth the...", so "blessed" and "shee" 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 "shee" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.