Luke 1:10

1:10 Now ¹  the whole crowd ²  of people were praying outside at the hour of the incense offering. ³ 

Luke 12:12

12:12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment ⁴  what you must say.” ⁵ 

Luke 12:40

12:40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.” ⁶ 

[1:10]  ¹ tn Grk “And,” but “now” better represents the somewhat parenthetical nature of this statement in the flow of the narrative.

[1:10]  ² tn Grk “all the multitude.” While “assembly” is sometimes used here to translate πλῆθος (plhqo"), that term usually implies in English a specific or particular group of people. However, this was simply a large group gathered outside, which was not unusual, especially for the afternoon offering.

[1:10]  ³ tn The “hour of the incense offering” is another way to refer to the time of sacrifice.

[12:12]  ⁴ tn Grk “in that very hour” (an idiom).

[12:12]  ⁵ tn Grk “what it is necessary to say.”

[12:40]  ⁷ sn Jesus made clear that his coming could not be timed, and suggested it might take some time – so long, in fact, that some would not be looking for him any longer (at an hour when you do not expect him).