Luke 1:19

1:19 The ¹  angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands ²  in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring ³  you this good news.

Luke 8:47

8:47 When ⁴  the woman saw that she could not escape notice, ⁵  she came trembling and fell down before him. In ⁶  the presence of all the people, she explained why ⁷  she had touched him and how she had been immediately healed.

Luke 14:10

14:10 But when you are invited, go and take the least important place, so that when your host ⁸  approaches he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up here to a better place.’ ⁹  Then you will be honored in the presence of all who share the meal with you.

Luke 15:21

15:21 Then ¹⁰  his son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven ¹¹  and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ ¹² 

Luke 23:14

23:14 and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was misleading ¹³  the people. When I examined him before you, I ¹⁴  did not find this man guilty ¹⁵  of anything you accused him of doing.

¹ tn Grk “And the.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² tn Grk “the one who is standing before God.”

³ tn Grk “to announce these things of good news to you.”

⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁵ tn Or “could not remain unnoticed” (see L&N 28.83).

⁶ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. The order of the clauses in the remainder of the verse has been rearranged to reflect contemporary English style.

⁷ tn Grk “told for what reason.”

⁷ tn Grk “the one who invited you.”

⁸ tn Grk “Go up higher.” This means to move to a more important place.

¹⁰ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

¹¹ sn The phrase against heaven is a circumlocution for God. 1st century Judaism tended to minimize use of the divine name out of reverence.

¹² sn The younger son launches into his confession just as he had planned. See vv. 18-19.

¹³ tn This term also appears in v. 2.

¹⁴ tn Grk “behold, I” A transitional use of ἰδού (idou) has not been translated here.

¹⁵ tn Grk “nothing did I find in this man by way of cause.” The reference to “nothing” is emphatic.