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Luke 1:53-55
New English Translation
Luke 1:53-55
New English Translation
53 he has filled the hungry with good things,[a] and has sent the rich away empty.[b]
54 He has helped his servant Israel, remembering[c] his mercy,[d]
55 as he promised[e] to our ancestors,[f] to Abraham and to his descendants[g] forever.”
Footnotes
- Luke 1:53 sn Good things refers not merely to material blessings, but blessings that come from knowing God.
- Luke 1:53 sn Another fundamental contrast of Luke’s is between the hungry and the rich (Luke 6:20-26).
- Luke 1:54 tn Or “because he remembered mercy,” understanding the infinitive as causal.
- Luke 1:54 tn Or “his [God’s] loyal love.”
- Luke 1:55 tn Grk “as he spoke.” Since this is a reference to the covenant to Abraham, ἐλάλησεν (elalēsen) can be translated in context “as he promised.” God keeps his word.
- Luke 1:55 tn Grk “fathers.”
- Luke 1:55 tn Grk “his seed” (an idiom for offspring or descendants).
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