Luke 1:54 — King James Version← Study notes
“He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;”
Luke 1:54 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 1:546 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on Luke 1:54
After a general mention of the Divine mercy and holiness, the Virgin changes the subject to the strange and marvelous dispensation of the new incarnation, saying, He has holpen his servant Israel, &c. as a physician relieves the sick, becoming visible among men, that He might make Israel (i.e. him who sees God) His servant.
That is, obedient and humble; for he who disdains to be made humble, cannot be saved.
For by Israel she means not Israel after the flesh, whom their own title made noble, but the spiritual Israel, which retained the name of faith, straining their eyes to see God by faith.
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