Luke 2:9

2:9 An ¹  angel of the Lord ²  appeared to ³  them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were absolutely terrified. ⁴ 

Luke 9:31

9:31 They appeared in glorious splendor and spoke about his departure ⁵  that he was about to carry out ⁶  at Jerusalem. ⁷ 

Luke 19:38

19:38 “Blessed is the king ⁸  who comes in the name of the Lord! ⁹  Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

Luke 21:27

21:27 Then ¹⁰  they will see the Son of Man arriving in a cloud ¹¹  with power and great glory.

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 1:11.

³ tn Or “stood in front of.”

⁴ tn Grk “they feared a great fear” (a Semitic idiom which intensifies the main idea, in this case their fear).

⁵ tn Grk “his exodus,” which refers to Jesus’ death in Jerusalem and journey back to glory. Here is the first lesson that the disciples must learn. The wondrous rule comes only after suffering.

⁶ tn Or “accomplish,” “bring to completion.”

⁷ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁹ sn Luke adds the title king to the citation from Ps 118:26 to make clear who was meant (see Luke 18:38). The psalm was used in looking for the deliverance of the end, thus leading to the Pharisees’ reaction.

¹⁰ sn A quotation from Ps 118:26.

¹³ tn Grk “And then” (καὶ τότε, kai tote). Here καί has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

¹⁴ sn An allusion to Dan 7:13. Here is Jesus returning with full judging authority.