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Gill's Exposition
For he that is mighty hath done to me great things,.... With respect to the incarnation of Christ, a new, a great, and unheard of thing; in causing her, though a virgin, to conceive; and also to bear…
Barnes' Notes
He that is mighty - God. Hath done to me great things - Hath conferred on me great favors and distinguished mercies. And holy is his name - This is an expression of Mary’s feelings, desiring to bestow…
Adam Clarke
He that is mighty hath done to me great things - Or, miracles, μεγαλεια. As God fills her with his goodness, she empties herself to him in praises; and, sinking into her own nothingness, she ever…
We have here an interview between the two happy mothers, Elisabeth and Mary: the angel, by intimating to Mary the favour bestowed on her cousin Elisabeth (Luk 1:36), gave occasion for it; and…
Cambridge Bible
he that is mighty El Shaddai, Job 8:3; also Gibbôr, Psa 24:8. See Pearson On the Creed, Art. i.
great things Gedolôth, Psa 71:21; Psa 126:3.
holy is his name Psa 111:9; "Thou only art holy," Rev 15:4.…
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