Lukas 19:37

19:37 As he approached the road leading down from ¹  the Mount of Olives, ²  the whole crowd of his ³  disciples began to rejoice ⁴  and praise ⁵  God with a loud voice for all the mighty works ⁶  they had seen: ⁷ 

Lukas 1:48

1:48 because he has looked upon the humble state of his servant. ⁸ 

For ⁹  from now on ¹⁰  all generations will call me blessed, ¹¹ 

[19:37]  ¹ tn Grk “the descent of”; this could refer to either the slope of the hillside itself or the path leading down from it (the second option has been adopted for the translation, see L&N 15.109).

[19:37]  ² sn See the note on the name Mount of Olives in v. 29.

[19:37]  ³ tn Grk “the”; the Greek article has been translated here as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

[19:37]  ⁴ tn Here the participle χαίροντες (caironte") has been translated as a finite verb in English; it could also be translated adverbially as a participle of manner: “began to praise God joyfully.”

[19:37]  ⁵ sn See 2:13, 20; Acts 2:47; 3:8-9.

[19:37]  ⁶ tn Or “works of power,” “miracles.” Jesus’ ministry of miracles is what has drawn attention. See Luke 7:22.

[19:37]  ⁷ tn Grk “they had seen, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[1:48]  ⁸ tn See the note on the word “servant” in v. 38.

[1:48]  ⁹ tn Grk “for behold.”

[1:48]  ¹⁰ 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]  ¹¹ sn Mary is seen here as an example of an object of God’s grace (blessed) for all generations.