Luke 1:51 (YLT)

Passage

He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,

Nearby Context

Luke 1:49 For He who is mighty did to me great things, And holy <FI>is<Fi> His name,

Luke 1:50 And His kindness <FI>is<Fi> to generations of generations, To those fearing Him,

Luke 1:51 He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,

Luke 1:52 He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,

Luke 1:53 The hungry He did fill with good, And the rich He sent away empty,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 50's "And His kindness FI is Fi to..." into verse 52's "He brought down the mighty from thrones...", so "powerfully" and "scattered" 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 "powerfully" and "scattered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.