Luke 1:52
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
Cross-reference
Luke 14:11 teaches exaltation leads to humiliation—directly echoes bringing down the mighty and exalting the humble.
In 1 Samuel 2:6-8, God 'humbles and exalts' and raises the poor to sit with princes — directly matching this reversal of rulers and humble.
James 4:10 promises that God lifts up the humble — identical to Mary's declaration.
James 1:10 parallels the bringing down of the proud: the rich are humbled because they will fade.
James 1:9 directly mirrors the theme: the humble believer takes pride in their high position before God.
In Psalm 113:6-8, God raises the poor from the dust and seats them with princes — a clear parallel to the exaltation of the humble.
In Ezekiel 17:24, God brings down the tall tree and makes the low tree grow tall — a direct metaphor for the same reversal.
1 Peter 5:6 exhorts humility under God's hand for later exaltation—echoing Mary's theme of lifting the humble.
James 4:6 says God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble—the same principle of reversal.
Matthew 23:12 states whoever exalts himself will be humbled—Jesus' teaching directly mirrors Mary's song.
Daniel 5:20 recounts Nebuchadnezzar's humbling for pride—a concrete example of the pattern Mary describes.
Daniel 2:21 affirms God removes and sets up kings—reinforcing Mary's theme of divine sovereignty over rulers.
Ezekiel 21:26 commands to exalt the low and bring low the high—exactly the reversal Mary celebrates.
Isaiah 40:23 declares God brings princes to nothing—a direct OT parallel to Mary's praise of God deposing rulers.
Isaiah 40:4 uses the imagery of mountains lowered and valleys raised — a vivid metaphor for the same reversal of the high and low.
Psalm 113:7 shows God raising the poor from the dust, echoing the exaltation of the humble in this verse.
Psalm 75:7 declares that God brings one down and exalts another — a precise parallel to this verse.
Psalm 18:27 directly states God saves the humble and brings low the haughty — an exact parallel to this reversal.
Job 22:29 declares that God lifts up the humble and saves the downcast — a direct OT parallel.
Esther 6:11 enacts the reversal — proud Haman must honor humble Mordecai, paralleling the song's theme.
1 Samuel 2:8 is Hannah's song, the direct OT parallel to Mary's Magnificat, also describing God raising the poor.
In Psalm 107:41, God raises the poor from affliction — directly paralleling the lifting of the humble.
In Job 5:11-13, God sets the lowly on high and thwarts the crafty — a direct parallel to bringing down rulers and lifting the humble.
In Ecclesiastes 4:14, a prisoner rises to the throne while a born king becomes poor — a reversal pattern similar to this.
In Psalm 107:40, God pours contempt on nobles and makes them wander — echoing the bringing down of rulers here.
In Job 34:24-28, God shatters the mighty and sets others in their place — reinforcing the theme of divine reversal of power.
In 1 Samuel 2:4, Hannah's song similarly describes God breaking warriors' bows and strengthening the stumbling — a pattern of divine reversal.