Jude 1:18

1:18 For they said to you, “In the end time there will come ¹  scoffers, propelled by their own ungodly desires.” ² 

Matthew 8:27

8:27 And the men ³  were amazed and said, ⁴  “What sort of person is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him!” ⁵ 

Luke 1:66

1:66 All ⁶  who heard these things ⁷  kept them in their hearts, ⁸  saying, “What then will this child be?” ⁹  For the Lord’s hand ¹⁰  was indeed with him.

Luke 7:39

7:39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, ¹¹  he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, ¹²  he would know who and what kind of woman ¹³  this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.”

Luke 7:1

Healing the Centurion’s Slave

7:1 After Jesus ¹⁴  had finished teaching all this to the people, ¹⁵  he entered Capernaum. ¹⁶ 

Luke 1:5

Birth Announcement of John the Baptist

1:5 During the reign ¹⁷  of Herod ¹⁸  king of Judea, there lived a priest named Zechariah who belonged to ¹⁹  the priestly division of Abijah, ²⁰  and he had a wife named Elizabeth, ²¹  who was a descendant of Aaron. ²² 

Luke 1:2

1:2 like the accounts ²³  passed on ²⁴  to us by those who were eyewitnesses and servants of the word ²⁵  from the beginning. ²⁶ 

Luke 3:11

3:11 John ²⁷  answered them, ²⁸  “The person who has two tunics ²⁹  must share with the person who has none, and the person who has food must do likewise.”

[1:18]  ¹ tn Grk “be.”

[1:18]  ² tn Grk “going according to their own desires of ungodliness.”

[8:27]  ³ tn It is difficult to know whether ἄνθρωποι (anqrwpoi) should be translated as “men” or “people” (in a generic sense) here. At issue is whether (1) only the Twelve were with Jesus in the boat, as opposed to other disciples (cf. v. 23), and (2) whether any of those other disciples would have been women. The issue is complicated further by the parallel in Mark (4:35-41), where the author writes (4:36) that other boats accompanied them on this journey.

[8:27]  ⁴ tn Grk “the men were amazed, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) has been translated as a finite verb to make the sequence of events clear in English.

[8:27]  ⁵ sn Jesus’ authority over creation raised a question for the disciples about his identity (What sort of person is this?). This verse shows that the disciples followed Jesus even though they did not know all about him yet.

[1:66]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. A new sentence was begun at this point in the translation because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence.

[1:66]  ⁷ tn Grk “heard them”; the referent (these things, from the previous verse) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:66]  ⁸ tn Grk “heart.” The term “heart” (καρδία, kardia) could also be translated as “mind,” or “thoughts,” and the entire phrase be rendered as “kept them in mind,” “thought about,” or the like. But the immediate context is clearly emotive, suggesting that much more is at work than merely the mental processes of thinking or reasoning about “these things.” There is a sense of joy and excitement (see the following question, “What then will this child be?”) and even fear. Further, the use of καρδία in 1:66 suggests connections with the same term in 2:19 where deep emotion is being expressed as well. Therefore, recognizing both the dramatic nature of the immediate context and the literary connections to 2:19, the translation renders the term in 1:66 as “hearts” to capture both the cognitive and emotive aspects of the people’s response.

[1:66]  ⁹ tn Or “what manner of child will this one be?”

[1:66]  ¹⁰ sn The reference to the Lord’s hand indicates that the presence, direction, and favor of God was with him (Acts 7:9b).

[7:39]  ¹¹ tn The word “this” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[7:39]  ¹² tn This is a good example of a second class (contrary to fact) Greek conditional sentence. The Pharisee said, in effect, “If this man were a prophet (but he is not)…”

[7:39]  ¹³ sn The Pharisees believed in a form of separationism that would have prevented them from any kind of association with such a sinful woman.

[7:1]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:1]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “After he had completed all his sayings in the hearing of the people.”

[7:1]  ¹⁶ sn Capernaum was a town on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, 680 ft (204 m) below sea level. It was a major trade and economic center in the North Galilean region.

[1:5]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “It happened that in the days.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[1:5]  ¹⁸ sn Herod was Herod the Great, who ruled Palestine from 37 b.c. until he died in 4 b.c. He was known for his extensive building projects (including the temple in Jerusalem) and for his cruelty.

[1:5]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “of”; but the meaning of the preposition ἐκ (ek) is more accurately expressed in contemporary English by the relative clause “who belonged to.”

[1:5]  ²⁰ sn There were twenty-four divisions of priesthood and the priestly division of Abijah was eighth on the list according to 1 Chr 24:10.

[1:5]  ²¹ tn Grk “and her name was Elizabeth.”

[1:5]  ²² tn Grk “a wife of the daughters of Aaron.”

[1:2]  ²³ tn Grk “even as”; this compares the recorded tradition of 1:1 with the original eyewitness tradition of 1:2.

[1:2]  ²⁴ tn Or “delivered.”

[1:2]  ²⁵ sn The phrase eyewitnesses and servants of the word refers to a single group of people who faithfully passed on the accounts about Jesus. The language about delivery (passed on) points to accounts faithfully passed on to the early church.

[1:2]  ²⁶ tn Grk “like the accounts those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word passed on to us.” The location of “in the beginning” in the Greek shows that the tradition is rooted in those who were with Jesus from the start.

[3:11]  ²⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[3:11]  ²⁸ tn Grk “Answering, he said to them.” This construction with passive participle and finite verb is pleonastic (redundant) and has been simplified in the translation to “answered them.”

[3:11]  ²⁹ tn Or “shirt” (a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin). The name for this garment (χιτών, citwn) presents some difficulty in translation. Most modern readers would not understand what a ‘tunic’ was any more than they would be familiar with a ‘chiton.’ On the other hand, attempts to find a modern equivalent are also a problem: “Shirt” conveys the idea of a much shorter garment that covers only the upper body, and “undergarment” (given the styles of modern underwear) is more misleading still. “Tunic” was therefore employed, but with a note to explain its nature.