Luke 1:12

1:12 And Zechariah, visibly shaken when he saw the angel, ¹  was seized with fear. ² 

Luke 19:41

Jesus Weeps for Jerusalem under Judgment

19:41 Now ³  when Jesus ⁴  approached ⁵  and saw the city, he wept over it,

Luke 21:10

Persecution of Disciples

21:10 Then he said to them, “Nation will rise up in arms ⁶  against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

Luke 23:38

23:38 There was also an inscription ⁷  over him, “This is the king of the Jews.”

¹ tn The words “the angel” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

² tn Or “and he was afraid”; Grk “fear fell upon him.” Fear is common when supernatural agents appear (1:29-30, 65; 2:9; 5:8-10; 9:34; 24:38; Exod 15:16; Judg 6:22-23; 13:6, 22; 2 Sam 6:9).

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

⁴ tn Grk “he.”

⁵ sn When Jesus approached and saw the city. This is the last travel note in Luke’s account (the so-called Jerusalem journey), as Jesus approached and saw the city before entering it.

⁵ tn For the translation “rise up in arms” see L&N 55.2.

⁷ sn Mention of the inscription is an important detail, because the inscription would normally give the reason for the execution. It shows that Jesus was executed for claiming to be a king. It was also probably written with irony from the executioners’ point of view.