Luke 1:75

1:75 in holiness and righteousness ¹  before him for as long as we live. ² 

Luke 4:7

4:7 So then, if ³  you will worship ⁴  me, all this will be ⁵  yours.”

Luke 24:11

24:11 But these words seemed like pure nonsense ⁶  to them, and they did not believe them.

¹ sn The phrases that we…might serve him…in holiness and righteousness from Luke 1:74-75 well summarize a basic goal for a believer in the eyes of Luke. Salvation frees us up to serve God without fear through a life full of ethical integrity.

² tn Grk “all our days.”

³ tn This is a third class condition: “If you worship me (and I am not saying whether you will or will not)…”

⁴ tn Or “will prostrate yourself in worship before…” The verb προσκυνέω (proskunew) can allude not only to the act of worship but the position of the worshiper. See L&N 53.56.

⁵ tn One could translate this phrase “it will all be yours.” The sense is the same, but the translation given is a touch more emphatic and more likely to catch the force of the offer.

⁵ sn The term pure nonsense can describe idle talk or a tale. The point is important, since the disciples reacted with disbelief that a resurrection was possible. Sometimes it is thought the ancients were gullible enough to believe anything. But these disciples needed convincing about the resurrection.