Luke 1:27

1:27 to a virgin engaged ¹  to a man whose name was Joseph, a descendant of David, ²  and the virgin’s name was Mary.

Luke 1:49

1:49 because he who is mighty ³  has done great things for me, and holy is his name;

Luke 21:17

21:17 You will be hated by everyone because of my name. ⁴ 

Luke 1:31

1:31 Listen: ⁵  You will become pregnant ⁶  and give birth to ⁷  a son, and you will name him ⁸  Jesus. ⁹ 

Luke 1:63

1:63 He ¹⁰  asked for a writing tablet ¹¹  and wrote, ¹²  “His name is John.” And they were all amazed. ¹³ 

Luke 1:26

Birth Announcement of Jesus the Messiah

1:26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, ¹⁴  the angel Gabriel ¹⁵  was sent by ¹⁶  God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, ¹⁷ 

Luke 8:30

8:30 Jesus then ¹⁸  asked him, “What is your name?” He ¹⁹  said, “Legion,” ²⁰  because many demons had entered him.

Luke 11:2

11:2 So he said to them, “When you pray, ²¹  say:

Father, ²²  may your name be honored; ²³ 

may your kingdom come. ²⁴ 

Luke 24:13

Jesus Walks the Road to Emmaus

24:13 Now ²⁵  that very day two of them ²⁶  were on their way to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles ²⁷  from Jerusalem. ²⁸ 

Luke 1:5

Birth Announcement of John the Baptist

1:5 During the reign ²⁹  of Herod ³⁰  king of Judea, there lived a priest named Zechariah who belonged to ³¹  the priestly division of Abijah, ³²  and he had a wife named Elizabeth, ³³  who was a descendant of Aaron. ³⁴ 

Luke 1:13

1:13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, ³⁵  and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son; you ³⁶  will name him John. ³⁷ 

Luke 2:21

2:21 At ³⁸  the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given by the angel ³⁹  before he was conceived in the womb.

Luke 2:25

The Prophecy of Simeon

2:25 Now ⁴⁰  there was a man in Jerusalem ⁴¹  named Simeon who was righteous ⁴²  and devout, looking for the restoration ⁴³  of Israel, and the Holy Spirit ⁴⁴  was upon him.

Luke 6:22

6:22 “Blessed are you when people ⁴⁵  hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject you as evil ⁴⁶  on account of the Son of Man!

Luke 8:41

8:41 Then ⁴⁷  a man named Jairus, who was a ruler ⁴⁸  of the synagogue, ⁴⁹  came up. Falling ⁵⁰  at Jesus’ feet, he pleaded ⁵¹  with him to come to his house,

[1:27]  ¹ tn Or “promised in marriage.”

[1:27]  ² tn Grk “Joseph, of the house of David.”

[1:49]  ³ tn Traditionally, “the Mighty One.”

[21:17]  ⁵ sn See Luke 6:22, 27; 1 Cor 1:25-31.

[1:31]  ⁷ tn Grk “And behold.”

[1:31]  ⁸ tn Grk “you will conceive in your womb.”

[1:31]  ⁹ tn Or “and bear.”

[1:31]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “you will call his name.”

[1:31]  ¹¹ tn See v. 13 for a similar construction.

[1:63]  ⁹ tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[1:63]  ¹⁰ sn The writing tablet requested by Zechariah would have been a wax tablet.

[1:63]  ¹¹ tn Grk “and wrote, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant is English and has not been translated.

[1:63]  ¹² sn The response, they were all amazed, expresses a mixture of surprise and reflection in this setting where they were so certain of what the child’s name would be.

[1:26]  ¹¹ tn Grk “in the sixth month.” The phrase “of Elizabeth’s pregnancy” was supplied in the translation to clarify the exact time meant by this reference. That Elizabeth’s pregnancy is meant is clear from vv. 24-25.

[1:26]  ¹² sn Gabriel is the same angel mentioned previously in v. 19. He is traditionally identified as an angel who brings revelation (see Dan 8:15-16; 9:21). Gabriel and Michael are the only two good angels named in the Bible.

[1:26]  ¹³ tn Or “from.” The account suggests God’s planned direction in these events, so “by” is better than “from,” as six months into Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God acts again.

[1:26]  ¹⁴ sn Nazareth was a town in the region of Galilee, located north of Samaria and Judea. Galilee extended from about 45 to 85 miles north of Jerusalem and was about 30 miles in width. Nazareth was a very small village and was located about 15 miles west of the southern edge of the Sea of Galilee.

[8:30]  ¹³ tn Grk “And Jesus.” Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to pick up the sequence of the narrative prior to the parenthetical note by the author.

[8:30]  ¹⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[8:30]  ¹⁵ sn The name Legion means “thousands,” a word taken from a Latin term for a large group of soldiers. The term not only suggests a multiple possession, but also adds a military feel to the account. This is a true battle.

[11:2]  ¹⁵ sn When you pray. What follows, although traditionally known as the Lord’s prayer, is really the disciples’ prayer. It represents how they are to approach God, by acknowledging his uniqueness and their need for his provision and protection.

[11:2]  ¹⁶ tc Most mss, including later majority (A C D W Θ Ψ 070 ˹³ 33^vid Ï it), add ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς (Jhmwn Jo en toi" oujranoi", “our [Father] in heaven”) here. This makes the prayer begin like the version in Matt 6:9. The shorter version is read by Ì⁷⁵ א B (L: + ἡμῶν) 1 700 pc as well as some versions and fathers. Given this more weighty external evidence, combined with the scribal tendency to harmonize Gospel parallels, the shorter reading is preferred.

[11:2]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “hallowed be your name.”

[11:2]  ¹⁸ tc Most mss (א A C D W Θ Ψ 070 ˹³ 33^vid Ï it) read at the end of the verse “may your will be done on earth as [it is] in heaven,” making this version parallel to Matt 6:10. The shorter reading is found, however, in weighty mss (Ì⁷⁵ B L pc), and cannot be easily explained as arising from the longer reading.

[24:13]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “And behold.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic. The Greek word ἰδού (idou) at the beginning of this statement has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[24:13]  ¹⁸ tn These are disciples as they know about the empty tomb and do not know what to make of it all.

[24:13]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “sixty stades” or about 11 kilometers. A stade (στάδιον, stadion) was a unit of distance about 607 feet (187 meters) long.

[24:13]  ²⁰ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[1:5]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “It happened that in the days.” 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.

[1:5]  ²⁰ sn Herod was Herod the Great, who ruled Palestine from 37 b.c. until he died in 4 b.c. He was known for his extensive building projects (including the temple in Jerusalem) and for his cruelty.

[1:5]  ²¹ tn Grk “of”; but the meaning of the preposition ἐκ (ek) is more accurately expressed in contemporary English by the relative clause “who belonged to.”

[1:5]  ²² sn There were twenty-four divisions of priesthood and the priestly division of Abijah was eighth on the list according to 1 Chr 24:10.

[1:5]  ²³ tn Grk “and her name was Elizabeth.”

[1:5]  ²⁴ tn Grk “a wife of the daughters of Aaron.”

[1:13]  ²¹ tn The passive means that the prayer was heard by God.

[1:13]  ²² tn Grk “a son, and you”; καί (kai) has not been translated. Instead a semicolon is used in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[1:13]  ²³ tn Grk “you will call his name John.” The future tense here functions like a command (see ExSyn 569-70). This same construction occurs in v. 31.

[2:21]  ²³ tn Grk “And when eight days were completed.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[2:21]  ²⁴ sn Jesus’ parents obeyed the angel as Zechariah and Elizabeth had (1:57-66). These events are taking place very much under God’s direction.

[2:25]  ²⁵ tn Grk “And behold.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic. The Greek word ἰδού (idou) at the beginning of this statement has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[2:25]  ²⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[2:25]  ²⁷ tn Grk “This man was righteous.” The Greek text begins a new sentence here, but this was changed to a relative clause in the translation to avoid redundancy.

[2:25]  ²⁸ tn Or “deliverance,” “consolation.”

[2:25]  ²⁹ sn Once again, by mentioning the Holy Spirit, Luke stresses the prophetic enablement of a speaker. The Spirit has fallen on both men (Zechariah, 1:67) and women (Elizabeth, 1:41) in Luke 1–2 as they share the will of the Lord.

[6:22]  ²⁷ tn This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo"), referring to both males and females.

[6:22]  ²⁸ tn Or “disdain you”; Grk “cast out your name as evil.” The word “name” is used here as a figure of speech to refer to the person as a whole.

[8:41]  ²⁹ tn Grk “And behold.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative. The Greek word ἰδού (idou) at the beginning of this statement has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[8:41]  ³⁰ tn Jairus is described as ἄρχων τῆς συναγωγῆς (arcwn th" sunagwghs), the main elder at the synagogue who was in charge of organizing the services.

[8:41]  ³¹ sn See the note on synagogues in 4:15.

[8:41]  ³² tn Grk “and falling.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started in the translation at this point.

[8:41]  ³³ tn This verb is an imperfect tense, commonly used by Luke for vividness.