Luke 1:45 (YLT)

Passage

and happy <FI>is<Fi> she who did believe, for there shall be a completion to the things spoken to her from the Lord.'

Nearby Context

Luke 1:43 and whence <FI>is<Fi> this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come unto me?

Luke 1:44 for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb;

Luke 1:45 and happy <FI>is<Fi> she who did believe, for there shall be a completion to the things spoken to her from the Lord.'

Luke 1:46 And Mary said, `My soul doth magnify the Lord,

Luke 1:47 And my spirit was glad on God my Saviour,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "happy", "believe", "shall", "completion", "things", "spoken", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "happy" and "believe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 44's "for lo when the voice of thy..." into verse 46's "And Mary said My soul doth magnify...", so "happy" and "believe" 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 "happy" and "believe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.