Luke 1:11

Context
1:11 An¹ angel of the Lord,² standing on the right side of the altar of incense, appeared³ to him.

Luke 5:1

Context

The Call of the Disciples

5:1 Now⁴ Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret,⁵ and the crowd was pressing around him⁶ to hear the word of God.

Luke 18:13

Context
18:13 The tax collector, however, stood⁷ far off and would not even look up⁸ to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, be merciful⁹ to me, sinner that I am!’¹⁰

[1:11] ¹tn 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] ²tn 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] ³sn 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).

[5:1] ⁴tn Grk “Now it happened that.” 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.

[5:1] ⁵sn The Lake of Gennesaret is another name for the Sea of Galilee. Cf. the parallel in Matt 4:18.

[5:1] ⁶sn The image of the crowd pressing around him suggests the people leaning forward to catch Jesus’ every word.

[18:13] ⁷tn Grk “standing”; the Greek participle has been translated as a finite verb.

[18:13] ⁸tn Grk “even lift up his eyes” (an idiom).

[18:13] ⁹tn The prayer is a humble call for forgiveness. The term for mercy (ἱλάσκομαι, Jilaskomai) is associated with the concept of a request for atonement (BDAG 473-74 s.v. 1; Ps 51:1, 3; 25:11; 34:6, 18).

[18:13] ¹⁰tn Grk “the sinner.” The tax collector views himself not just as any sinner but as the worst of all sinners. See ExSyn 222-23.