Bible Strands
Luke 1:45
Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Elizabeth addresses Mary during their visit, speaking immediately after the unborn John leaps in response to Mary's greeting and just before Mary begins her song.
The words — The declaration centers on μακαρία (makaria, "blessed") and πιστεύσασα (pisteusasa, "having believed"), which the text uses to identify the subject's condition. It links these with ὅτι (hoti, "that") and ἔσται (estai, "there will be") to state the certainty of the promised outcome.
The thread — The link between belief and divine fulfillment runs through John 11:40 and John 20:29, while Luke 11:27 provides a contrasting view of physical blessing.
Why it lands — The text requires a reader to accept that trusting God's specific word is the factual basis for receiving blessing, independent of visible evidence.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
Cross-references
- John 20:29 Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
- John 11:40 Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”
- 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!”
- Luke 1:20 And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”
- 2 Chronicles 20:20 Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.”