Luke 1:46-55 And Mary said, My soul does magnify the Lord,… We are told that this sacred visit lasted three months. A mythical legend speaks of a large garden, pertaining to the priests' house, where Mary was wont to walk for meditation and prayer, and that bending one day over a flower, beautiful, but devoid of fragrance, she touched it, and thenceforth it became endowed with a sweet perfume. The myth is a lovely allegory of the best power of a true and noble Christian woman. (H. B. Stowe.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, |
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