1:49 because he who is mighty 1 has done great things for me, and holy is his name;
1:67 Then 2 his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, 3
1:70 as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from long ago, 4
1:72 He has done this 5 to show mercy 6 to our ancestors, 7
and to remember his holy covenant 8 –
1 tn Traditionally, “the Mighty One.”
2 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
3 tn Grk “and he prophesied, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.
3 tn Grk “from the ages,” “from eternity.”
4 tn The words “He has done this” (referring to the raising up of the horn of salvation from David’s house) are not in the Greek text, but are supplied to allow a new sentence to be started in the translation. The Greek sentence is lengthy and complex at this point, while contemporary English uses much shorter sentences.
5 sn Mercy refers to God’s loyal love (steadfast love) by which he completes his promises. See Luke 1:50.
6 tn Or “our forefathers”; Grk “our fathers.” This begins with the promise to Abraham (vv. 55, 73), and thus refers to many generations of ancestors.
7 sn The promises of God can be summarized as being found in the one promise (the oath that he swore) to Abraham (Gen 12:1-3).