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He has helpedἀντελάβετοIsraelἸσραὴλhis servant,παιδὸς αὐτοῦrememberingμνησθῆναιmercy,ἐλέους
Luke 1:54
Study it in the app“He has helped Israel his servant, remembering mercy,”
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Luke 1:54, word by word
- He has helpedἀντελάβετοantelabeto
help
To lend someone a hand to hold them up.
Where else “antelabeto” appears- IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēl
Israel
Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.
Where else “Israēl” appears- his servantπαιδὸςpaidos
God's Servant
God's Servant, above all Jesus.
Where else “paidos” appears- rememberingμνησθῆναιmnēsthēnai
remember to help
To remember someone in order to help them.
Where else “mnēsthēnai” appears- mercyἐλέουςeleous
mercy
Mercy: compassion that acts.
Where else “eleous” appears
The context
53the hungry he has filled with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.
54 · This verse (above)
55just as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”
To study Luke 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does the angel Gabriel tell Mary about the son she will have, and how does she answer at the end? (vv. 30-38)
2. What it means
Why do you think Zechariah was left unable to speak while Mary was not, when both asked the angel a question? (vv. 18-20, 34-38)
3. How I live it
Which promise of God is hard for you to believe today, and what small step could you take in trust, like Mary?