Luke 1:21

1:21 Now ¹  the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they began to wonder ²  why he was delayed in the holy place. ³ 

Luke 1:63

1:63 He ⁴  asked for a writing tablet ⁵  and wrote, ⁶  “His name is John.” And they were all amazed. ⁷ 

¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

² tn The imperfect verb ἐθαύμαζον (eqaumazon) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

³ tn Or “temple.” See the note on the phrase “the holy place” in v. 9.

⁴ tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁵ sn The writing tablet requested by Zechariah would have been a wax tablet.

⁶ tn Grk “and wrote, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant is English and has not been translated.

⁷ sn The response, they were all amazed, expresses a mixture of surprise and reflection in this setting where they were so certain of what the child’s name would be.