Luke 1:49 - Plain English Version

⁴⁹ Yes, he is the really strong one, and he did great things for me. God is properly good, better than anyone else.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴⁹ For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; And holy is his name.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴⁹ For He Who is almighty has done great things for me–and holy is His name [to be venerated in His purity, majesty and glory]!

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴⁹ For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; And holy is his name.

Common English Bible

⁴⁹ because the mighty one has done great things for me. Holy is his name.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴⁹ For he who is great has done great things for me, and holy is his name.

Luke 1:49 Cross References

Genesis 17:1

Later on, when Abram was 99 years old, God showed himself to Abram and said, “I am God. I have power over everything. I want you to live my way and always do the right thing.

Mark 5:13

So Jesus sent those bad spirits out of the man and let them go into the pigs. Then those pigs went crazy, and they ran down the steep hill into the lake, and they drowned themselves in the water.

Luke 1:48

God knew that I was not important, but he picked me, and now everyone will say that God was good to me.

Luke 1:50

He is always good to all the people that respect him. He was good to people that respected him before, and he is good to people that respect him now, and he will be good to people that respect him later on.

Ephesians 3:20

We have to thank God now. His power works in us, and he does really great things. He can do a lot more than we can ask him for. He can even do more than we can think about. And we are God’s people. We are his church. So we always have to praise God and show everyone that he is very great and good. We have to show them what Jesus Christ does, and that he is really great. And we have to keep on doing it for ever and ever. Yes, that’s right.