Luke 19:38

19:38 “Blessed is the king ¹  who comes in the name of the Lord! ²  Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

Luke 1:42

1:42 She ³  exclaimed with a loud voice, ⁴  “Blessed are you among women, ⁵  and blessed is the child ⁶  in your womb!

Luke 13:35

13:35 Look, your house is forsaken! ⁷  And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’” ⁸ 

[19:38]  ¹ sn Luke adds the title king to the citation from Ps 118:26 to make clear who was meant (see Luke 18:38). The psalm was used in looking for the deliverance of the end, thus leading to the Pharisees’ reaction.

[19:38]  ² sn A quotation from Ps 118:26.

[1:42]  ³ 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]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ tn Grk “fruit,” which is figurative here for the child she would give birth to.

[13:35]  ⁵ sn Your house is forsaken. The language here is from Jer 12:7 and 22:5. It recalls exilic judgment.

[13:35]  ⁶ sn A quotation from Ps 118:26. The judgment to come will not be lifted until the Lord returns. See Luke 19:41-44.