Luke 1:36

1:36 “And look, ¹  your relative ²  Elizabeth has also become pregnant with ³  a son in her old age – although she was called barren, she is now in her sixth month! ⁴ 

Luke 8:32

8:32 Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, ⁵  and the demonic spirits ⁶  begged Jesus ⁷  to let them go into them. He gave them permission. ⁸ 

Luke 9:32

9:32 Now Peter and those with him were quite sleepy, ⁹  but as they became fully awake, ¹⁰  they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.

¹ tn Grk “behold.”

² tn Some translations render the word συγγενίς (sungeni") as “cousin” (so Phillips) but the term is not necessarily this specific.

³ tn Or “has conceived.”

⁴ tn Grk “and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren.” Yet another note on Elizabeth’s loss of reproach also becomes a sign of the truth of the angel’s declaration.

⁵ tn Grk “mountain,” but this might give the English reader the impression of a far higher summit.

⁶ tn Grk “they”; the referent (the demonic spirits) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ sn Many have discussed why Jesus gave them permission, since the animals were destroyed. However, this is another example of a miracle that is a visual lesson. The demons are destructive: They were destroying the man. They destroyed the pigs. They destroy whatever they touch. The point was to take demonic influence seriously, as well as Jesus’ power over it as a picture of the larger battle for human souls. There would be no doubt how the man’s transformation had taken place.

⁹ tn Grk “weighed down with sleep” (an idiom).

¹⁰ tn Or “after they became fully awake,” “but they became fully awake and saw.”