Luke 10:17

10:17 Then ¹  the seventy-two ²  returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to ³  us in your name!” ⁴ 

Zechariah 1:10

1:10 Then the man standing among the myrtle trees spoke up and said, “These are the ones whom the Lord has sent to walk about ⁵  on the earth.”

Mark 6:30

The Feeding of the Five Thousand

6:30 Then ⁶  the apostles gathered around Jesus and told him everything they had done and taught.

Hebrews 13:17

13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls and will give an account for their work. ⁷  Let them do this ⁸  with joy and not with complaints, for this would be no advantage for you.

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

² tc See the tc note on the number “seventy-two” in Luke 10:1.

³ tn Or “the demons obey”; see L&N 36.18.

⁴ tn The prepositional phrase “in your name” indicates the sphere of authority for the messengers’ work of exorcism.

⁵ sn The stem used here (Hitpael) with the verb “walk” (הָלַךְ, halakh) suggests the exercise of dominion (cf. Gen 13:17; Job 1:7; 2:2-3; Ezek 28:14; Zech 6:7). The Lord is here about to claim sovereignty over the nations. Cf. NAB, NASB, NRSV, NLT “to patrol”; TEV “to go and inspect.”

⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁷ tn Or “as ones who will give an account”; Grk “as giving an account.”

⁸ tn Grk “that they may do this.”