10:17 Then 1 the seventy-two 2 returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to 3 us in your name!” 4 10:18 So 5 he said to them, “I saw 6 Satan fall 7 like lightning 8 from heaven.
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 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate that Jesus’ reply in vv. 18-20 follows from the positive report of the messengers in v. 17.
6 tn This is an imperfect tense verb.
7 tn In Greek, this is a participle and comes at the end of the verse, making it somewhat emphatic.
8 tn This is probably best taken as allusion to Isa 14:12; the phrase in common is ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ (ek tou ouranou). These exorcisms in Jesus’ name are a picture of Satan’s greater defeat at Jesus’ hands (D. L. Bock, Luke [BECNT], 2:1006-7).