Luk 1:39-56 | ESV | STEP | In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country , to a town in Judah ,

39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into ^athe hill country, to a town in Judah, 40 and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth ^bwas filled with the Holy Spirit, 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, ^c“Blessed are you among women, and ^dblessed is ^ethe fruit of your womb! 43 And why is this granted to me that the mother of ^fmy Lord should come to me? 44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 And ^gblessed is she who believed that there would be ^{▼▼Or believed, for there will be} a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”

Mary’s Song of Praise: The Magnificat

46 And Mary said,

ⁱ“My ^jsoul ^kmagnifies the Lord,
47 ^land my ^mspirit rejoices in ⁿGod my Savior,
48 for ^ohe has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
For behold, from now on all generations ^pwill call me blessed;
49 for ^qhe who is mighty ^rhas done great things for me,
and ^sholy is his name.
50 And ^this mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
51 ^uHe has shown strength with his arm;
^vhe has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
52 ^whe has brought down the mighty from their thrones
^xand exalted those of humble estate;
53 he has filled ^ythe hungry with good things,
and the rich ^zhe has sent away empty.
54 He has ^aahelped ^abhis servant Israel,
^acin remembrance of his mercy,
55 ^adas he spoke to our fathers,
^aeto Abraham and to his offspring forever.”
56 And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home.