Luke 1:73

1:73 the oath ¹  that he swore to our ancestor ²  Abraham.

This oath grants ³ 

Luke 1:77

1:77 to give his people knowledge of salvation ⁴  through the forgiveness ⁵  of their sins.

Luke 17:18

17:18 Was no one found to turn back and give praise to God except this foreigner?” ⁶ 

¹ tn This is linked back grammatically by apposition to “covenant” in v. 72, specifying which covenant is meant.

² tn Or “forefather”; Grk “father.”

³ tn Again for reasons of English style, the infinitival clause “to grant us” has been translated “This oath grants” and made the beginning of a new sentence in the translation.

⁴ sn John’s role, to give his people knowledge of salvation, is similar to that of Jesus (Luke 3:1-14; 5:31-32).

⁵ sn Forgiveness is another major Lukan theme (Luke 4:18; 24:47; Acts 10:37).

⁷ sn Jesus’ point in calling the man a foreigner is that none of the other nine, who were presumably Israelites, responded with gratitude. Only the “outsiders” were listening and responding.