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 2:45

2:45 When ⁵  they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem ⁶  to look for him.

Luke 21:28

21:28 But when these things ⁷  begin to happen, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption ⁸  is drawing near.”

[1:48]  ¹ tn See the note on the word “servant” in v. 38.

[1:48]  ² tn Grk “for behold.”

[1:48]  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).

[1:48]  ⁴ sn Mary is seen here as an example of an object of God’s grace (blessed) for all generations.

[2:45]  ⁵ tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[2:45]  ⁶ sn The return to Jerusalem would have taken a second day, since they were already one day’s journey away.

[21:28]  ⁹ sn These things are all the events of vv. 8-27. Disciples represent the righteous here. The events surrounding the fall of the nation are a down payment on a fuller judgment to come on all humanity. The presence of one guarantees the other.

[21:28]  ¹⁰ sn With Jesus’ return comes the manifestation of judgment and final salvation (redemption).