Luke 1:46 (LSB)

Passage

And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,

Nearby Context

Luke 1:44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy.

Luke 1:45 And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord.”

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

Luke 1:47 And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.

Luke 1:48 For He has looked upon the humble state of His slave, For behold, from this time on, all generations will count 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 who believed that..." 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.