Luke 24:52

24:52 So ¹  they worshiped ²  him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, ³ 

Luke 24:41

24:41 And while they still could not believe it ⁴  (because of their joy) and were amazed, ⁵  he said to them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” ⁶ 

Luke 10:17

10:17 Then ⁷  the seventy-two ⁸  returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to ⁹  us in your name!” ¹⁰ 

Luke 8:13

8:13 Those ¹¹  on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, ¹²  but ¹³  in a time of testing ¹⁴  fall away. ¹⁵ 

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of Jesus’ ascension and the concluding summary of Luke’s Gospel.

² tc The reference to worship is lacking in the Western ms D, its last major omission in this Gospel.

³ sn Joy is another key theme for Luke: 1:14; 2:10; 8:13; 10:17; 15:7, 10; 24:41.

⁴ sn They still could not believe it. Is this a continued statement of unbelief? Or is it a rhetorical expression of their amazement? They are being moved to faith, so a rhetorical force is more likely here.

⁵ sn Amazement is the common response to unusual activity: 1:63; 2:18; 4:22; 7:9; 8:25; 9:43; 11:14; 20:26.

⁶ sn Do you have anything here to eat? Eating would remove the idea that a phantom was present. Angelic spirits refused a meal in Jdt 13:16 and Tob 12:19, but accepted it in Gen 18:8; 19:3 and Tob 6:6.

⁷ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁸ tc See the tc note on the number “seventy-two” in Luke 10:1.

⁹ tn Or “the demons obey”; see L&N 36.18.

¹⁰ tn The prepositional phrase “in your name” indicates the sphere of authority for the messengers’ work of exorcism.

¹⁰ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

¹¹ sn This time of temporary faith represented by the description believe for a while is presented rather tragically in the passage. The seed does not get a chance to do all it can.

¹² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

¹³ tn Traditionally, “temptation.” Such a translation puts the emphasis on temptation to sin rather than testing of faith, which is what the context seems to indicate.

¹⁴ sn Fall away. On the idea of falling away and the warnings against it, see 2 Tim 3:1; Heb 3:12; Jer 3:14; Dan 9:9.