Luke 1:21-22

1:21 Now ¹  the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they began to wonder ²  why he was delayed in the holy place. ³  1:22 When ⁴  he came out, he was not able to speak to them. They ⁵  realized that he had seen a vision ⁶  in the holy place, ⁷  because ⁸  he was making signs to them and remained unable to speak. ⁹ 

[1:21]  ¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[1:21]  ² tn The imperfect verb ἐθαύμαζον (eqaumazon) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

[1:21]  ³ tn Or “temple.” See the note on the phrase “the holy place” in v. 9.

[1:22]  ⁴ tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[1:22]  ⁵ tn Grk “and they.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[1:22]  ⁶ tn That is, “he had had a supernatural encounter in the holy place,” since the angel came to Zechariah by the altar. This was not just a “mental experience.”

[1:22]  ⁷ tn Or “temple.” See the note on the phrase “the holy place” in v. 9.

[1:22]  ⁸ tn Grk “and,” but the force is causal or explanatory in context.

[1:22]  ⁹ tn Grk “dumb,” but this could be understood to mean “stupid” in contemporary English, whereas the point is that he was speechless.