Luke 1:11

1:11 An ¹  angel of the Lord, ²  standing on the right side of the altar of incense, appeared ³  to him.

Luke 20:42

20:42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms,

‘The Lord said to my ⁴  lord,

“Sit at my right hand,

Luke 22:69

22:69 But from now on ⁵  the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand ⁶  of the power ⁷  of God.”

Luke 22:50

22:50 Then ⁸  one of them ⁹  struck the high priest’s slave, ¹⁰  cutting off his right ear.

Luke 23:33

23:33 So ¹¹  when they came to the place that is called “The Skull,” ¹²  they crucified ¹³  him there, along with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.

Luke 6:6

Healing a Withered Hand

6:6 On ¹⁴  another Sabbath, Jesus ¹⁵  entered the synagogue ¹⁶  and was teaching. Now ¹⁷  a man was there whose right hand was withered. ¹⁸ 

[1:11]  ¹ tn Grk “And an angel.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, δέ (de) has not been translated here.

[1:11]  ² tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” Linguistically, “angel of the Lord” is the same in both testaments (and thus, he is either “an angel of the Lord” or “the angel of the Lord” in both testaments). For arguments and implications, see ExSyn 252; M. J. Davidson, “Angels,” DJG, 9; W. G. MacDonald argues for “an angel” in both testaments: “Christology and ‘The Angel of the Lord’,” Current Issues in Biblical and Patristic Interpretation, 324-35.

[1:11]  ³ sn This term is often used to describe a supernatural appearance (24:34; Acts 2:3; 7:2, 30, 35; 9:17; 13:31; 16:9; 26:16).

[20:42]  ⁴ sn The Lord said to my Lord. With David being the speaker, this indicates his respect for his descendant (referred to as my Lord). Jesus was arguing, as the ancient exposition assumed, that the passage is about the Lord’s anointed. The passage looks at an enthronement of this figure and a declaration of honor for him as he takes his place at the side of God. In Jerusalem, the king’s palace was located to the right of the temple to indicate this kind of relationship. Jesus was pressing the language here to get his opponents to reflect on how great Messiah is.

[22:69]  ⁷ sn From now on. Jesus’ authority was taken up from this moment on. Ironically he is now the ultimate judge, who is himself being judged.

[22:69]  ⁸ sn Seated at the right hand is an allusion to Ps 110:1 (“Sit at my right hand…”) and is a claim that Jesus shares authority with God in heaven. Those present may have thought they were his judges, but, in fact, the reverse was true.

[22:69]  ⁹ sn The expression the right hand of the power of God is a circumlocution for referring to God. Such indirect references to God were common in 1st century Judaism out of reverence for the divine name.

[22:50]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[22:50]  ¹¹ sn One of them. The unnamed disciple is Peter according to John 18:10 (cf. also Matt 26:51; Mark 14:47).

[22:50]  ¹² tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.

[23:33]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the conclusion of the preceding material.

[23:33]  ¹⁴ sn The place that is called ‘The Skull’ (known as Golgotha in Aramaic, cf. John 19:17) is north and just outside of Jerusalem. The hill on which it is located protruded much like a skull, giving the place its name. The Latin word for Greek κρανίον (kranion) is calvaria, from which the English word “Calvary” derives (cf. Luke 23:33 in the KJV).

[23:33]  ¹⁵ sn See the note on crucify in 23:21.

[6:6]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “Now it happened that on.” 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.

[6:6]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:6]  ¹⁸ sn See the note on synagogues in 4:15.

[6:6]  ¹⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic. In addition, because the Greek sentence is rather long and complex, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[6:6]  ²⁰ tn Grk “a man was there and his right hand was withered.”