Luke 1:28
Context1:28 The 1 angel 2 came 3 to her and said, “Greetings, favored one, 4 the Lord is with you!” 5
Luke 1:42
Context1:42 She 6 exclaimed with a loud voice, 7 “Blessed are you among women, 8 and blessed is the child 9 in your womb!
Luke 1:48
Context1:48 because he has looked upon the humble state of his servant. 10
For 11 from now on 12 all generations will call me blessed, 13
[1:28] 1 tn Grk “And coming to her.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[1:28] 2 tn Grk “And coming to her, he said”; the referent (the angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[1:28] 3 tn Grk “coming to her, he said.” The participle εἰσελθών (eiselqwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
[1:28] 4 tn The address, “favored one” (a perfect participle, Grk “Oh one who is favored”) points to Mary as the recipient of God’s grace, not a bestower of it. She is a model saint in this passage, one who willingly receives God’s benefits. The Vulgate rendering “full of grace” suggests something more of Mary as a bestower of grace, but does not make sense here contextually.
[1:28] 5 tc Most
[1:42] 6 tn Grk “and she.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was begun here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[1:42] 7 tn Grk “and she exclaimed with a great cry and said.” The verb εἶπεν (eipen, “said”) has not been included in the translation since it is redundant in contemporary English.
[1:42] 8 sn The commendation Blessed are you among women means that Mary has a unique privilege to be the mother of the promised one of God.
[1:42] 9 tn Grk “fruit,” which is figurative here for the child she would give birth to.
[1:48] 10 tn See the note on the word “servant” in v. 38.
[1:48] 11 tn Grk “for behold.”
[1:48] 12 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).
[1:48] 13 sn Mary is seen here as an example of an object of God’s grace (blessed) for all generations.