Luke 2:39

2:39 So ¹  when Joseph and Mary ²  had performed ³  everything according to the law of the Lord, ⁴  they returned to Galilee, to their own town ⁵  of Nazareth. ⁶ 

Luke 16:4

16:4 I know ⁷  what to do so that when I am put out of management, people will welcome me into their homes.’ ⁸ 

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the conclusion of the topic.

² tn Grk “when they”; the referents (Joseph and Mary) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Or “completed.”

⁴ sn On the phrase the law of the Lord see Luke 2:22-23.

⁵ tn Or “city.”

⁶ map For location see Map1-D3; Map2-C2; Map3-D5; Map4-C1; Map5-G3.

⁷ tn This is a dramatic use of the aorist and the verse is left unconnected to the previous verse by asyndeton, giving the impression of a sudden realization.

⁸ sn Thinking ahead, the manager develops a plan to make people think kindly of him (welcome me into their homes).