Lukas 1:49

Gereviseerde Lutherse Vertaling

want Hij heeft grote dingen aan mij gedaan, Hij, die machtig en wiens naam heilig is,

Parallel Translations

Staten Vertaling
Want grote dingen heeft aan mij gedaan Hij, Die machtig is, en heilig is Zijn Naam.

Gereviseerde Leidse Vertaling
omdat de Machtige iets groots aan mij gedaan heeft. Heilig is zijn naam,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he: Genesis 17:1, Psalms 24:8, Isaiah 1:24, Isaiah 63:1, Jeremiah 10:6, Jeremiah 20:11

hath: Psalms 71:19-21, Psalms 126:2, Psalms 126:3, Mark 5:13, Ephesians 3:20

and: Exodus 15:11, 1 Samuel 2:2, Psalms 99:3, Psalms 99:9, Psalms 111:9, Isaiah 6:3, Isaiah 57:15, Revelation 4:8, Revelation 15:4

Reciprocal: Psalms 98:1 - for he

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For he that is mighty hath done to me great things,.... With respect to the incarnation of Christ, a new, a great, and unheard of thing; in causing her, though a virgin, to conceive; and also to bear such a Son, who should be called Jesus, a Saviour, Immanuel, God with us; and who was no other than the mighty God, the everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace: wherefore she describes God the author of it, by a proper periphrasis of him, "he that is mighty"; since this was a work of almighty power, and very justly adds,

and holy is his name: seeing this was brought about without any impurity, through the overshadowing influence of the Holy Ghost; whereby the human nature was preserved from the infection of sin, was sanctified, and fit to be united to the Son of God, and to be a sacrifice for the sins of his people. This may also have regard to the great things God had done for her in a spiritual sense; in the choice of her to eternal life, in the redemption of her by the Messiah, and in her regeneration and sanctification; wherein God had displayed his sovereign grace and goodness, and his almighty power, in a way consistent with his justice and holiness.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He that is mighty - God.

Hath done to me great things - Hath conferred on me great favors and distinguished mercies.

And holy is his name - This is an expression of Mary’s feelings, desiring to bestow on God all honor and praise. As the highest honor, she declared that his “name” was “holy” - that is, that God was free from sin, injustice, and impurity. The “name” of God is often put for God Himself. The proper name of God is יהוה Yahweh, a word expressive of His “essential being,” derived from the word “to be,” Exodus 3:14; Exodus 6:3; Psalms 83:18. That name is holy; is to be regarded as holy; and to make a common or profane use of it is solemnly forbidden, Exodus 20:7.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 49. He that is mighty hath done to me great things — Or, miracles, μεγαλεια. As God fills her with his goodness, she empties herself to him in praises; and, sinking into her own nothingness, she ever confesses that God alone is all in all.

Holy is his name — Probably the word which Mary used was חסד chesed, which though we sometimes translate holy, see Psalms 86:2; Psalms 145:17, yet the proper meaning is abundant goodness, exuberant kindness; and this well agrees with the following clause.