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Luke 1:51

He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

KJV

ἐποίησεν κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, διεσκόρπισεν ὑπερηφάνους διανοίᾳ καρδίας αὐτῶν·

Greek NT

Fecit potentiam in brachio suo : dispersit superbos mente cordis sui.

Vulgate

He hath showed strength with his arm; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.

ASV

He hath shewed might in his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βραχίων
brachion
noun · 3×
διάνοια
dianoia
noun · 12×
διασκορπίζω
diaskorpizo
verb · 9×
καρδία
kardia
noun · 156×
κράτος
kratos
noun · 12×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ὑπερήφανος
uperephanos
adjective · 5×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§722The Holy Spirit prepared Mary by his grace. It was fitting that the mother of him in whom "the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily"102 should herself be "full of grace." She was, by sheer grace, conceived without sin as the most humble of creatures, the most capable of welcoming the inexpressible gift of the Almighty. It was quite correct for the angel Gabriel to greet her as…
§2619That is why the Canticle of Mary,91 The Magnificat (Latin) or Megalynei (byzantine) is the song both of the Mother of God and of the Church; the song of the Daughter of Zion and of the new People of God; the song of thanksgiving for the fullness of graces poured out in the economy of salvation and the song of the "poor" whose hope is met by the fulfillment of the promises made …
§2675Beginning with Mary's unique cooperation with the working of the Holy Spirit, the Churches developed their prayer to the holy Mother of God, centering it on the person of Christ manifested in his mysteries. In countless hymns and antiphons expressing this prayer, two movements usually alternate with one another: the first "magnifies" the Lord for the "great things" he did for h…

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 29:12 — Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
  • 1Cor 4:8 — Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.
  • 1Sam 2:3 — Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
  • 1Sam 2:8 — He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’
  • 1Sam 2:9 — He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
  • 2Cor 10:5 — Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
  • Dan 2:21 — And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
  • Dan 4:37 — Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
  • Exod 15:6 — Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.
  • Exod 18:11 — Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.
  • Exod 18:11 — Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.
  • Gen 11:4 — And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
  • Gen 11:6 — And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
  • Gen 11:8 — So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
  • Isa 10:12 — Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of
  • Isa 40:10 — Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
  • Isa 51:9 — Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
  • Isa 51:9 — Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
  • Isa 52:10 — The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
  • Isa 63:12 — That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
  • Jer 18:12 — And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.
  • Jer 48:29 — We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.
  • Job 5:13 — He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
  • Job 40:9 — Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
  • Luke 3:5 — Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
  • Luke 14:11 — For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
  • Matt 23:12 — And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
  • Obad 1:2 — Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.
  • Ps 2:1 — Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
  • Ps 34:10 — The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
  • Ps 59:11 — Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
  • Ps 76:5 — The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.
  • Ps 89:10 — Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.
  • Ps 89:13 — Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
  • Ps 98:1 — O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
  • Ps 118:15 — The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
  • Ps 118:15 — The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
  • Ps 138:6 — Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
  • Rom 1:21 — Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.