Luke 1:48

1:48 because he has looked upon the humble state of his servant. ¹ 

For ²  from now on ³  all generations will call me blessed, ⁴ 

Luke 11:30

11:30 For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, ⁵  so the Son of Man will be a sign ⁶  to this generation. ⁷ 

Luke 11:51

11:51 from the blood of Abel ⁸  to the blood of Zechariah, ⁹  who was killed ¹⁰  between the altar and the sanctuary. ¹¹  Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against ¹²  this generation.

¹ tn See the note on the word “servant” in v. 38.

² tn Grk “for behold.”

³ sn From now on is a favorite phrase of Luke’s, showing how God’s acts change things from this point on (5:10; 12:52; 22:18, 69; Acts 18:6).

⁴ sn Mary is seen here as an example of an object of God’s grace (blessed) for all generations.

⁵ tn Grk “to the Ninevites.” What the Ninevites experienced was Jonah’s message (Jonah 3:4, 10; 4:1).

⁶ tn The repetition of the words “a sign” are not in the Greek text, but are implied and are supplied here for clarity.

⁷ tc Only the Western ms D and a few Itala mss add here a long reference to Jonah being in the belly of the fish for three days and nights and the Son of Man being three days in the earth, apparently harmonizing the text to the parallel in Matt 12:40.

⁹ sn Gen 4:10 indicates that Abel’s blood cried out for justice.

¹⁰ sn It is not clear which Zechariah is meant here. It is probably the person mentioned in 2 Chr 24:20-25.

¹¹ tn Or “who perished.”

¹² tn Or “and the temple”; Grk “and the house,” but in this context a reference to the house of God as a place of sanctuary.

¹³ tn Or “required from.”