Luke 1:53

He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

Cross-reference

In Luke 16:19-25, the reversal is explicit: the rich man suffers in torment while hungry Lazarus is comforted—fulfilling the song’s reversal.

Luke 6:24 Parallel

In Luke 6:24, Jesus pronounces woe on the rich—they have received their consolation, directly echoing the rich being sent away empty.

Luke 6:21 Parallel

Luke 6:21 promises the hungry will be satisfied—a beatitude that parallels Mary's filling of the hungry.

In Luke 12:16-21, the rich fool’s sudden loss illustrates how the rich are sent away empty—his wealth vanishes in a night.

Luke 18:24 Parallel

In Luke 18:24, Jesus warns how hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom—this parallels the rich being sent away empty from God’s blessing.

Luke 18:25 Parallel

In Luke 18:25, the impossibility of a camel through a needle reinforces the reversal—the rich cannot enter, just as they are sent away empty.

John 6:35 Allusion

John 6:35 identifies Jesus as the bread of life who satisfies spiritual hunger, fulfilling Mary's theme of divine filling.

Psalm 146:7 Parallel

Psalm 146:7 declares that God gives food to the hungry, reinforcing Mary's theme of divine provision for the needy.

John 6:11-13 shows Jesus physically feeding and filling the hungry crowd, a concrete demonstration of Mary's praise.

Psalm 107:9 Allusion

Psalm 107:9 directly states that God satisfies the hungry soul with good things — a nearly identical promise to Mary's praise.

In James 5:1-6, the rich are condemned for hoarding and oppressing—their riches rot, illustrating them being sent away empty.

Psalm 34:10 Parallel

Psalm 34:10 assures that those who seek the Lord lack no good thing, echoing Mary's theme of God filling the hungry.

In Revelation 3:17, the self-proclaimed rich are actually wretched and poor—reinforcing that outward wealth hides spiritual emptiness.

Revelation 7:16-17 promises that the Lamb will end all hunger, echoing Mary's song as the beginning of this final reversal.

1 Samuel 2:7 (Hannah's prayer) says God makes poor and rich, brings low and exalts—a direct OT parallel to Mary's reversal.

Psalm 113:7 Allusion

Psalm 113:7 similarly celebrates God lifting the poor from the dust — Mary's song echoes this divine reversal for the hungry.

In Psalm 107:36, God brings the hungry to a settled land—a direct historical instance of him filling the hungry with good things.

Jeremiah 31:25 directly promises to satisfy the weary soul – a strong parallel to filling the hungry with good things.

Ezekiel 17:24 depicts God exalting the low tree and humbling the high – the same reversal as feeding the hungry and sending the rich empty.

Psalm 37:25 Parallel

In Psalm 37:25, the righteous never beg bread—a concrete promise that God provides for his own, aligning with filling the hungry.

In Revelation 7:17, the Lamb leads the hungry to living water and wipes tears—this is the eschatological fulfillment of the hungry being filled with good things.

Matthew 5:6 Parallel

Matthew 5:6 promises satisfaction to those who hunger for righteousness, spiritualizing the physical reversal Mary celebrates.

James 2:5 Parallel

James 2:5 affirms God's choice of the poor to be rich in faith, paralleling Mary's reversal of the hungry being filled.

Psalm 18:27 Parallel

In Psalm 18:27, God saves the humble and brings down the haughty—directly mirroring the rich being sent away empty.

In Revelation 3:18, the remedy for spiritual poverty is buying true riches from Christ—contrasting the empty state of the rich.

Psalm 132:15 promises God will satisfy the poor with bread, reinforcing the theme of filling the hungry.

In 1 Corinthians 1:26, Paul notes God calls the lowly and not the powerful—consistent with Mary’s song of filling the hungry and emptying the rich.

In 1 Corinthians 4:8, Paul’s sarcasm about the Corinthians being rich already parallels the rich sent away empty—a warning of false satisfaction.

Psalm 9:18 Parallel

In Psalm 9:18, the needy will not be forgotten forever—echoing the assurance that the hungry are filled by God.

Job 5:11 Parallel

In Job 5:11, God sets the lowly on high and lifts mourners—a parallel promise of reversal for the humble.

Psalm 145:19 Related theme

Psalm 145:19 says God fulfills the desire of those who fear Him – a broader parallel to satisfying the hungry.

Psalm 68:10 Related theme

In Psalm 68:10, God provides for the poor from his bounty—a general example of God filling the needy.