Luke 1:28

1:28 The ¹  angel ²  came ³  to her and said, “Greetings, favored one, ⁴  the Lord is with you!” ⁵ 

Luke 1:57

The Birth of John

1:57 Now the time came ⁶  for Elizabeth to have her baby, ⁷  and she gave birth to a son.

Luke 13:9

13:9 Then if ⁸  it bears fruit next year, ⁹  very well, ¹⁰  but if ¹¹  not, you can cut it down.’”

Luke 19:41

Jesus Weeps for Jerusalem under Judgment

19:41 Now ¹²  when Jesus ¹³  approached ¹⁴  and saw the city, he wept over it,

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

² tn Grk “And coming to her, he said”; the referent (the angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Grk “coming to her, he said.” The participle εἰσελθών (eiselqwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁴ tn The address, “favored one” (a perfect participle, Grk “Oh one who is favored”) points to Mary as the recipient of God’s grace, not a bestower of it. She is a model saint in this passage, one who willingly receives God’s benefits. The Vulgate rendering “full of grace” suggests something more of Mary as a bestower of grace, but does not make sense here contextually.

⁵ tc Most mss (A C D Θ Ë¹³ 33 Ï latt sy) read here εὐλογημένη σὺ ἐν γυναιξίν (euloghmenh su en gunaixin, “blessed are you among women”) which also appears in 1:42 (where it is textually certain). This has the earmarks of a scribal addition for balance; the shorter reading, attested by the most important witnesses and several others (א B L W Ψ Ë¹ 565 579 700 1241 pc co), is thus preferred.

⁶ tn Grk “the time was fulfilled.”

⁷ tn The words “her baby” are not in the Greek text, but have been supplied for clarity.

¹¹ tn This is a third class condition in the Greek text. The conjunction καί (kai, a component of κάν [kan]) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

¹² tn Grk “the coming [season].”

¹³ tn The phrase “very well” is supplied in the translation to complete the elided idea, but its absence is telling.

¹⁴ tn This is a first class condition in the Greek text, showing which of the options is assumed.

¹⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

¹⁷ tn Grk “he.”

¹⁸ 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.