Luke 1:43 - Plain English Version

⁴³ I’m not important, but you are the mother of my leader, the man from God. It is really good of you to visit me.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴³ And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴³ And how [have I deserved that this honor should] be granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴³ And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come unto me?

Common English Bible

⁴³ Why do I have this honor, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴³ And how does this concern me, so that the mother of my Lord would come to me?

Luke 1:43 Cross References

Matthew 3:14

But John didn’t agree with him. He said, “No. Don’t come to me. I can’t baptise you. You are better than me, so really, you have to baptise me.”

Luke 1:42

and she talked really loud. She said to Mary, “God is really good to you, and he is making you happy. He is being more good to you than to any other woman. And he is being really good to your baby too.

Luke 1:44

You see, as soon as I heard you say ‘hello,’ my baby inside me was so happy he jumped.

Luke 2:11

Today a young woman had a baby boy over there in Bethlehem, in the place where David grew up. Go there, and you will find him. He is wrapped up in cloth, and lying in an animal’s food box. Then you will know that this message is true. He is the one that is going to save you people. He is the Christ, the man that God promised to send to you, to be your leader.”

John 13:13

You all call me your teacher, and your leader, and you are right. I am both of those things for you.

John 20:28

Straight away, Thomas believed that Jesus was alive, and he said, “You are my leader, and you are my God.”

Philippians 2:3

Each of you has to think about what is good for the others. Don’t only think about what is good for yourself. Don’t think that you are better than other people, but think that they are better than you. And don’t do things only to get people to say you are good. And don’t try to be a boss over other people.

Philippians 3:8

Yes, they are useless. But I know Jesus Christ. That is the only important thing. He is my leader, and he is really special to me now. I have left every other way, and I only follow him now. I reckon all those other things are rubbish, and I have chucked them away, so that I can join up with Jesus Christ,

1 Samuel 25:41

She got down on her knees to show respect, her face close to the ground, and she said, “Yes, I will go. I am happy to work for him and his men, and I will even wash their feet too.”