Fear (φοβουμενοις). Dative of the present middle participle. Here it is reverential fear as in Ac 10:2; Colossians 3:22…

His mercy. Favour shown to the miserable and the guilty.

Is on them. Is shown or manifested to them.

That fear …

His mercy is on them that fear him.—The words, as read by those for whom St. Luke wrote, would seem almost to foreshadow …

For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is might…

The Venerable Bede: Turning from God’s special gifts to His general dealings, she describes the condition of the whole human ra…

Mary is in awe of the “Mighty One” whose great power has been exercised in her life. God’s “name” is, according to the common ancient meaning, his …

And his mercy is on them that fear him
Not with slavish fear of hell and damnation, but with reverence and godly fea…

It is very good for those who have the work of grace begun in their souls to share with one another. On Mary's arrival, Elisabeth was conscious of …