Luke 1:44
For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
Luke 1:44 in other translations
| BSB | For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. |
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| WEB | For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy! |
| ASV | For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. |
| YLT | for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb; |
| DARBY | For behold, as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the babe leaped with joy in my womb. |
| BBE | For, truly, when the sound of your voice came to my ears, the baby in my body made a sudden move for joy. |
| Webster | For lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. |
What does Luke 1:44 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 1:42-44
42-44. What beautiful superiority to envy have we here! High as was the distinction conferred upon herself, Elisabeth loses sight of it altogether, in presence of one more honored still; upon whom, with her unborn Babe, in an ecstasy of inspiration, she pronounces a benediction, feeling it to be a wonder unaccountable that "the mother of her Lord should come to her." "Turn this as we will, we shall never be able to…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 1:39-56
It is very good for those who have the work of grace begun in their souls, to communicate one to another. On Mary's arrival, Elisabeth was conscious of the approach of her who was to be the mother of the great Redeemer. At the same time she was filled with the Holy Ghost, and under his influence declared that Mary and her expected child were most blessed and happy, as peculiarly honoured of and dear to the Most High…
Luke 1:44 in the original Greek
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- Luke 1:43
And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
- Luke 1:44
For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
- Luke 1:45
And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
Luke 1:44 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque he aquí, como llegó la voz de tu salutación á mis oídos, la criatura saltó de alegría en mi vientre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Car voici, dès que la voix de ta salutation est parvenue à mes oreilles, le petit enfant a tressailli de joie dans mon ventre. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn siehe, wie die Stimme deines Grußes in meine Ohren drang, hüpfte das Kind vor Freude in meinem Leibe. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ecce enim ut facta est vox salutationis tuæ in auribus meis, exsultavit in gaudio infans in utero meo. |