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 3:21

The Baptism of Jesus

3:21 Now when ⁴  all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. And while he was praying, ⁵  the heavens ⁶  opened,

Luke 18:10

18:10 “Two men went up ⁷  to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee ⁸  and the other a tax collector. ⁹ 

Luke 20:47

20:47 They ¹⁰  devour ¹¹  widows’ property, ¹²  and as a show make long prayers. They will receive a more severe punishment.”

Luke 22:41

22:41 He went away from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and prayed,

Luke 22:46

22:46 So ¹³  he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you will not fall into temptation!” ¹⁴ 

[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.

[3:21]  ⁴ tn Grk “Now it happened that when.” 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.

[3:21]  ⁵ tn Grk “and while Jesus was being baptized and praying.” The first of these participles has been translated as a finite verb to be more consistent with English style.

[3:21]  ⁶ tn Or “the sky”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context. In this context, although the word is singular, the English plural “heavens” connotes the Greek better than the singular “heaven” would, for the singular does not normally refer to the sky.

[18:10]  ⁷ sn The temple is on a hill in Jerusalem, so one would go up to enter its precincts.

[18:10]  ⁸ sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.

[18:10]  ⁹ sn See the note on tax collectors in 3:12.

[20:47]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “who,” continuing the sentence begun in v. 46.

[20:47]  ¹¹ sn How they were able to devour widows’ houses is debated. Did they seek too much for contributions, or take too high a commission for their work, or take homes after debts failed to be paid? There is too little said here to be sure.

[20:47]  ¹² tn Grk “houses,” “households”; however, the term can have the force of “property” or “possessions” as well (O. Michel, TDNT 5:131; BDAG 695 s.v. οἶκια 1.a).

[22:46]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of Jesus finding them asleep.

[22:46]  ¹⁴ sn Jesus calls the disciples again to prayerful watchfulness with the words “Get up and pray” (see 22:40). The time is full of danger (22:53).