Luke 1:48 (YLT)

Passage

Because He looked on the lowliness of His maid-servant, For, lo, henceforth call me happy shall all the generations,

Nearby Context

Luke 1:46 And Mary said, `My soul doth magnify the Lord,

Luke 1:47 And my spirit was glad on God my Saviour,

Luke 1:48 Because He looked on the lowliness of His maid-servant, For, lo, henceforth call me happy shall all the generations,

Luke 1:49 For He who is mighty did to me great things, And holy <FI>is<Fi> His name,

Luke 1:50 And His kindness <FI>is<Fi> to generations of generations, To those fearing Him,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "looked", "lowliness", "maid-servant", "henceforth", "call", "happy", "shall", and "generations". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "looked" and "lowliness", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 47's "And my spirit was glad on God..." into verse 49's "For He who is mighty did to...", so "looked" and "lowliness" 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 "lowliness" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.