Verses 44-45
Elizabeth related to Mary what Luke had already told the reader about John leaping in her womb (Luke 1:41). She then announced Mary’s privileged condition. It was not just that she would bear the Messiah, but that she believed that she would bear Him when God announced that to her through Gabriel (cf. Acts 27:25).
The structure of Luke 1:41-45 focuses attention on the fact that Mary would be the mother of the Messiah.
A John’s leaping in Elizabeth’s womb Luke 1:41
B Elizabeth’s blessing of Mary Luke 1:42
C Elizabeth’s acknowledgment that Mary’s child was Messiah Luke 1:43
A’ John’s leaping in Elizabeth’s womb Luke 1:44
B’ Elizabeth’s blessing of Mary Luke 1:45
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