Luke 1:42

She ¹  exclaimed with a loud voice, ²  “Blessed are you among women, ³  and blessed is the child ⁴  in your womb!

Ge 22:18; Jud 5:24; Ps 21:6; Ps 45:2; Ps 72:17-19; Lu 1:28,48; Lu 19:38; Ac 2:26-28; Ro 9:5; Heb 12:2

¹ tn Grk “and she.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was begun here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² tn Grk “and she exclaimed with a great cry and said.” The verb εἶπεν (eipen, “said”) has not been included in the translation since it is redundant in contemporary English.

³ sn The commendation Blessed are you among women means that Mary has a unique privilege to be the mother of the promised one of God.

⁴ tn Grk “fruit,” which is figurative here for the child she would give birth to.