Luke 1:48
For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Cross-reference
In Luke 1:42, Elizabeth calls Mary blessed among women, directly echoing the generations' blessing.
In Luke 1:28, Gabriel already calls Mary 'favored,' fulfilling her prediction of being called blessed.
In Luke 11:27, a woman blesses Jesus' mother, fulfilling Mary's prophecy that all generations will call her blessed.
In Psalm 136:23, God remembers Israel in their low estate, echoing God's regard for Mary's humble state.
James 2:5 says God chose the poor to be rich in faith, echoing God's choice of lowly Mary.
1 Corinthians 1:26-28 shows God choosing the lowly and despised, reinforcing the upside-down kingdom.
Isaiah 66:2 says God looks to the humble and contrite, paralleling His attention to Mary's lowliness.
Psalm 138:6 declares the LORD regards the lowly, matching God's looking on Mary's humility.
In Psalm 113:7, God raises the poor from the ash heap—the same reversal Mary celebrates in her own exaltation.
In Psalm 102:17, God regards the prayer of the destitute—closely parallel to God looking on Mary's lowly state.
In 2 Samuel 7:18, David's amazed 'Who am I?' mirrors Mary's wonder that God has looked on her humble estate.
In 1 Samuel 2:8, Hannah's song declares God raises the poor from the dust—the same theme of exalting the lowly that Mary experiences.
In 1 Samuel 1:11, Hannah also prays that God would 'look on the affliction of His servant'—the very phrase Mary uses of herself.
In Ruth 2:10, Ruth humbly wonders why she has found favor — a parallel to Mary's lowly estate being noticed by God.
In Psalm 72:17, all nations call the messianic king blessed — a similar blessing formula applied to Mary's son.
In Malachi 3:12, all nations call Israel blessed — a phrase echoed here as all generations call Mary blessed.
In Genesis 30:13, Leah says women call her happy, a parallel to Mary being called blessed by generations.