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"And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, / And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour."

— Matthew the Evangelist

Author

Matthew the Evangelist

Work Title

The Gospel According to Luke [from the King James Bible: The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated out of the Originall tongues: & with the former Translations diligently compared and revised, by his Majesties Special Commandment. Appointed to be read in Churches.]

Place of Publication

London

Publisher

Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie

Date

w. c. 90, trans. 1611

Metaphor

"And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, / And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour."

Metaphor in Context

39: And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
40: And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
41: And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
42: And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
43: And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44: For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
45: And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
46: And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47: And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
(Luke 1:39-47)