Luke 1:42
New International Version
In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear!

New Living Translation
Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, “God has blessed you above all women, and your child is blessed.

English Standard Version
and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

Berean Standard Bible
In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

Berean Literal Bible
and she cried out in a loud voice and said, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit your of womb.

King James Bible
And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

New King James Version
Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

New American Standard Bible
And she cried out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

NASB 1995
And she cried out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

NASB 1977
And she cried out with a loud voice, and said, “Blessed among women are you, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

Legacy Standard Bible
And she cried out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

Amplified Bible
And she exclaimed loudly, “Blessed [worthy to be praised] are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

Christian Standard Bible
Then she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and your child will be blessed!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then she exclaimed with a loud cry:” You are the most blessed of women, and your child will be blessed!

American Standard Version
and she lifted up her voice with a loud cry, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

Contemporary English Version
Then in a loud voice she said to Mary: God has blessed you more than any other woman! He has also blessed the child you will have.

English Revised Version
and she lifted up her voice with a loud cry, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
She said in a loud voice, "You are the most blessed of all women, and blessed is the child that you will have.

Good News Translation
and said in a loud voice, "You are the most blessed of all women, and blessed is the child you will bear!

International Standard Version
and she loudly exclaimed, "How blessed are you among women, and how blessed is the infant in your womb!

Majority Standard Bible
In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

NET Bible
She exclaimed with a loud voice, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child in your womb!

New Heart English Bible
She called out with a loud voice, and said, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

Webster's Bible Translation
And she spoke with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

Weymouth New Testament
and uttered a loud cry of joy. "Blest among women are you," she said, "and the offspring of your body is blest!

World English Bible
She called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed [are] you among women, and blessed [is] the Fruit of your womb;

Berean Literal Bible
and she cried out in a loud voice and said, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit your of womb.

Young's Literal Translation
and spake out with a loud voice, and said, 'Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb;

Smith's Literal Translation
And she called out with a great voice, and said, Praised thou among women, and praised the fruit of thy womb.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And she cried out with a loud voice, and said: Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And she cried out with a loud voice and said: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

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

New Revised Standard Version
and exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And she cried in a loud voice, and said to Mary, Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And she cried with a loud voice and she said to Maryam, “You are blessed among women and blessed is the fruit that is in your womb.”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke with a loud voice, and said: Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

Godbey New Testament
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

Haweis New Testament
and she exclaimed with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

Mace New Testament
and Elizabeth divinely inspired, broke out into this acclamation.

Weymouth New Testament
and uttered a loud cry of joy. "Blest among women are you," she said, "and the offspring of your body is blest!

Worrell New Testament
and she lifted up her voice, with a loud cry, and said, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

Worsley New Testament
and she cried out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb:

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Mary Visits Elizabeth
41When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?…

Cross References
Genesis 14:19
and he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,

Judges 5:24
Most blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women.

Ruth 3:10
Then Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.

1 Samuel 25:33
Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.

Proverbs 31:28-29
Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well: / “Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!”

Song of Solomon 6:9
but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the favorite of the mother who bore her. The maidens see her and call her blessed; the queens and concubines sing her praises.

Isaiah 61:9
Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed.

Malachi 3:12
“Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight,” says the LORD of Hosts.

Matthew 5:3-12
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. / Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. ...

Matthew 21:9
The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”

Luke 11:27
As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”

John 12:13
They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!”

Acts 3:25-26
And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’ / When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”

Romans 4:7-8
“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered. / Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”

Romans 9:4-5
the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises. / Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.


Treasury of Scripture

And she spoke out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

Blessed art.

Luke 1:28,48
And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women…

Judges 5:24
Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.

blessed is.

Luke 19:38
Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

Genesis 22:18
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Psalm 21:6
For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

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Luke 1
1. The preface of Luke to his whole gospel.
5. The conception of John the Baptist;
26. and of Jesus.
39. The prophecy of Elisabeth and of Mary, concerning Jesus.
57. The nativity and circumcision of John.
67. The prophecy of Zachariah, both of Jesus,
76. and of John.














In a loud voice
The phrase "in a loud voice" indicates the intensity and fervor of Elizabeth's proclamation. The Greek word used here is "φωνῇ μεγάλῃ" (phonē megalē), which conveys not just volume but also the significance and urgency of the message. This loud declaration underscores the importance of the moment and the divine revelation Elizabeth received through the Holy Spirit. It reflects the joy and excitement that accompany the recognition of God's work in their midst.

she exclaimed
The verb "exclaimed" comes from the Greek word "ἀνεφώνησεν" (anephōnēsen), which implies a spontaneous and spirited outburst. This is not a mere statement but a prophetic utterance inspired by the Holy Spirit. Elizabeth's exclamation is a response to the presence of Mary and the unborn Jesus, highlighting the divine nature of the encounter and the fulfillment of God's promises.

Blessed are you among women
The word "blessed" is translated from the Greek "εὐλογημένη" (eulogēmenē), which means to be praised or honored. Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, recognizes Mary's unique role in God's redemptive plan. The phrase "among women" emphasizes Mary's special status and the honor bestowed upon her as the mother of the Messiah. This echoes the Old Testament tradition of recognizing women who played pivotal roles in God's salvation history, such as Sarah, Hannah, and Deborah.

and blessed is the fruit of your womb
Again, the word "blessed" (εὐλογημένος, eulogēmenos) is used, this time referring to Jesus, the "fruit of your womb." This phrase highlights the divine nature of Jesus and the fulfillment of the prophecies concerning the Messiah. The "fruit" metaphor is rich in biblical symbolism, often representing the results of God's blessing and favor. In this context, it signifies the incarnation of God in human form, a miraculous event that brings salvation to humanity.

(42) Blessed art thou among women.--The language, like that of most of the utterances in these chapters, is taken from the poetry of the older Scriptures, but there is a singular contrast between its application there to the murderess Jael (Judges 5:24), and here to the mother of the Lord.

Verse 42. - And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women (see Judges 5:24). The words which clothed the thoughts in these ecstatic expressions of intense joy and thankfulness on the part of the two favored women, Mary and Elisabeth, are in great measure drawn from hymn and song contained in the Old Testament Scriptures. The song of Hannah, the hymn of Deborah, many of the psalms, the songs of the Canticles, the more glorious of the prophetic utterances, had been ever familiar to both these true women of the people; and they could find no language so fitting as the words of these loved national songs to express the intense joy, the deep awe and gratitude of their hearts. Think what must have been the feeling of the two - the one finding herself the chosen out of all the thousands of Israel, after so many centuries of weary waiting, to be the mother of the Messiah; the other, long after any reasonable hope of any offspring at all had faded away, to be the mother of Messiah's chosen friend, his herald, and his preacher, the mighty forerunner of the King of whom the prophets had written!

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
In a loud
μεγάλῃ (megalē)
Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense.

voice
κραυγῇ (kraugē)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2906: (a) a shout, cry, clamor, (b) outcry, clamoring against another. From krazo; an outcry.

she exclaimed,
ἀνεφώνησεν (anephōnēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 400: To call out, shout, exclaim. From ana and phoneo; to exclaim.

“Blessed are
Εὐλογημένη (Eulogēmenē)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2127: (lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed. From a compound of eu and logos; to speak well of, i.e. to bless.

you
σὺ (sy)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

among
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

women,
γυναιξίν (gynaixin)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

blessed is
εὐλογημένος (eulogēmenos)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2127: (lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed. From a compound of eu and logos; to speak well of, i.e. to bless.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

fruit
καρπὸς (karpos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2590: Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively.

of
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

your
σου (sou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

womb!
κοιλίας (koilias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 2836: From koilos; a cavity, i.e. the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart.


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