Lucas 1:49

49 Porque grandes cosas me ha hecho el Poderoso; y santo es su nombre.

Lucas 1:49 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 1:49

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 such a Son, who should be called Jesus, a Saviour, Immanuel, God with us; and who was no other than the mighty God, the everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace: wherefore she describes God the author of it, by a proper periphrasis of him, "he that is mighty"; since this was a work of almighty power, and very justly adds,

and holy is his name:
seeing this was brought about without any impurity, through the overshadowing influence of the Holy Ghost; whereby the human nature was preserved from the infection of sin, was sanctified, and fit to be united to the Son of God, and to be a sacrifice for the sins of his people. This may also have regard to the great things God had done for her in a spiritual sense; in the choice of her to eternal life, in the redemption of her by the Messiah, and in her regeneration and sanctification; wherein God had displayed his sovereign grace and goodness, and his almighty power, in a way consistent with his justice and holiness.

Lucas 1:49 In-Context

47 y mi espíritu se regocija en Dios mi Salvador.

48 Porque ha mirado la humilde condición de esta su sierva; pues he aquí, desde ahora en adelante todas las generaciones me tendrán por bienaventurada.

49 Porque grandes cosas me ha hecho el Poderoso; y santo es su nombre.

50 Y DE GENERACION EN GENERACION ES SU MISERICORDIA PARA LOS QUE LE TEMEN.

51 Ha hecho proezas con su brazo; ha esparcido a los soberbios en el pensamiento de sus corazones.