Charles Ellicott Commentary Luke 1:43

"And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come unto me?" — Luke 1:43 (ASV)

Whence is this to me . . .?—The sudden inspiration bids Elizabeth, rising above all lower thoughts, to recognize that the child of Mary would be also the Son of the Highest. The contrast leaves no room for doubt that she used the word “Lord” in its highest sense. Great as her own son was to be (Luke 1:15) in the sight of the Lord, here was the mother of One yet greater, even of the Lord Himself.