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 11:26

11:26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so 5  the last state of that person 6  is worse than the first.” 7 

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 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the concluding point of the story.

6 tn Grk “man.” This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo"), referring to both males and females.

7 sn The point of the story is that to fail to respond is to risk a worse fate than when one started.