Luke 1:30

1:30 So the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God!

Luke 20:25

20:25 So he said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate that Gabriel’s statement is a response to Mary’s perplexity over the greeting.

sn Do not be afraid. See 1:13 for a similar statement to Zechariah.

tn Or “grace.”

tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate that Jesus’ pronouncement results from the opponents’ answer to his question.

sn Jesus’ answer to give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s was a both/and, not the questioners’ either/or. So he slipped out of their trap.