Luke 1:46

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“Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,”

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“Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,”

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“And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,”

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“And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,”

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“And Mary said, `My soul doth magnify the Lord,”

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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 1:46 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 2:1At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD in whom my horn is exalted. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.
  2. Psalms 34:2My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice.
  3. Psalms 35:9Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation.
  4. Psalms 103:1Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.
  5. Isaiah 24:15Therefore glorify the LORD in the east. Extol the name of the LORD, the God of Israel in the islands of the sea.
  6. Isaiah 45:25In the LORD all descendants of Israel will be justified and will exult.
  7. Isaiah 61:10I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
  8. Habakkuk 3:17Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,
  9. Romans 5:11Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
  10. 1 Corinthians 1:31Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
  11. 2 Corinthians 2:14But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
  12. Philippians 3:3For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—
  13. Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
  14. 1 Peter 1:8Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,

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