Luke 1:31

1:31 Listen: ¹  You will become pregnant ²  and give birth to ³  a son, and you will name him ⁴  Jesus. ⁵ 

Luke 3:2

3:2 during the high priesthood ⁶  of Annas and Caiaphas, the word ⁷  of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. ⁸ 

Luke 21:27

21:27 Then ⁹  they will see the Son of Man arriving in a cloud ¹⁰  with power and great glory.

¹ tn Grk “And behold.”

² tn Grk “you will conceive in your womb.”

³ tn Or “and bear.”

⁴ tn Grk “you will call his name.”

⁵ tn See v. 13 for a similar construction.

⁶ sn Use of the singular high priesthood to mention two figures is unusual but accurate, since Annas was the key priest from a.d. 6-15 and then his relatives were chosen for many of the next several years. After two brief tenures by others, his son-in-law Caiaphas came to power and stayed there until a.d. 36.

⁷ tn The term translated “word” here is not λόγος (logos) but ῥῆμα (rJhma), and thus could refer to the call of the Lord to John to begin ministry.

⁸ tn Or “desert.”

¹¹ tn Grk “And then” (καὶ τότε, kai tote). Here καί has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

¹² sn An allusion to Dan 7:13. Here is Jesus returning with full judging authority.