Luke 1:46 (YLT)

Passage

And Mary said, `My soul doth magnify the Lord,

Nearby Context

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,

Luke 1:48 Because He looked on the lowliness of His maid-servant, For, lo, henceforth call me happy shall all the generations,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mary", "said", "soul", "doth", "magnify", 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 happy FI is Fi she who..." into verse 47's "And my spirit was glad on 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.