Luke 1:48

New American Bible - revised edition

For he has looked upon his handmaid’s lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed.

Cross References

Psalm 138:6

The Lord is on high, but cares for the lowly and knows the proud from afar.

Malachi 3:12

All the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a delightful land, says the Lord of hosts.

1 Samuel 1:11

and made this vow: “O Lord of hosts, if you look with pity on the hardship of your servant, if you remember me and do not forget me, if you give your handmaid a male child, I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life. No razor shall ever touch his head.”

Luke 11:27

While he was speaking, a woman from the crowd called out and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed.”

Psalm 136:23

The Lord remembered us in our low estate, for his mercy endures forever;

Luke 1:42

cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

Luke 1:28

And coming to her, he said, “Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.”

Isaiah 66:2

My hand made all these things when all of them came to be—oracle of the Lord. This is the one whom I approve: the afflicted one, crushed in spirit, who trembles at my word.

2 Samuel 7:8

Now then, speak thus to my servant David, Thus says the Lord of hosts: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to become ruler over my people Israel.

1 Samuel 2:8

He raises the needy from the dust; from the ash heap lifts up the poor, To seat them with nobles and make a glorious throne their heritage. “For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he has set the world upon them.

Genesis 30:13

and Leah said, “What good fortune, because women will call me fortunate!” So she named him Asher.

Psalm 102:17

Once the Lord has rebuilt Zion and appeared in glory,

Psalm 72:17

May his name be forever; as long as the sun, may his name endure. May the tribes of the earth give blessings with his name; may all the nations regard him as favored.

Luke 1:45

Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.” The Canticle of Mary.

Luke 1:49

The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name.