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Luke 1:45
ESV And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."
NIV Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!"
NASB And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord.'
CSB Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill what he has spoken to her!"
NLT You are blessed because you believed that the Lord would do what he said.'
KJV And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
NKJV Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord.”

What does Luke 1:45 mean?

Zechariah was an aging priest, childless (Luke 1:5–7), when he was visited by an angel and told his wife would finally conceive (Luke 1:13–17). Unfortunately, his first instinct was doubt. He struggled to believe such a thing could really happen (Luke 1:18). The angel, Gabriel, responded by temporarily rendering Zechariah unable to speak (Luke 1:19–20). Zechariah's wife is Elizabeth (Luke 1:24–25). She has just been visited by her relative, Mary, who has very recently been miraculously made the expectant mother of the Son of God (Luke 1:31–33). Mary has come to share the news, and as soon as she announced herself, both Elizabeth and her unborn child reacted (Luke 1:41–44).

Part of Elizabeth's response was to declare Mary "blessed," and to apply that same praise to her unborn Child, Jesus (Luke 1:42). Here, she repeats that approval of Mary, with a special emphasis on her willingness to believe that the Lord's message was true. While Mary did respond to Gabriel's words with a question (Luke 1:34), she only wondered "how" God would accomplish the miracle. She reacted in humble faith (Luke 1:38), and Elizabeth's Spirit-induced words affirm this choice.
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