Luke 1:48 (DBY)

Passage

For he has looked upon the low estate of his bondmaid; for behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:46 And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,

Luke 1:47 and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour.

Luke 1:48 For he has looked upon the low estate of his bondmaid; for behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

Luke 1:49 For the Mighty One has done to me great things, and holy [is] his name;

Luke 1:50 and his mercy [is] to generations and generations to them that fear him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "looked", "upon", "estate", "bondmaid", "behold", "henceforth", "generations", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "looked" and "upon", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 47's "and my spirit has rejoiced in God..." into verse 49's "For the Mighty One has done to...", so "looked" and "upon" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "looked" and "upon" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.