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 11:51

11:51 from the blood of Abel ³  to the blood of Zechariah, ⁴  who was killed ⁵  between the altar and the sanctuary. ⁶  Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against ⁷  this generation.

Luke 2:4

2:4 So ⁸  Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth ⁹  in Galilee to Judea, to the city ¹⁰  of David called Bethlehem, ¹¹  because he was of the house ¹²  and family line ¹³  of David.

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

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

[11:51]  ³ sn Gen 4:10 indicates that Abel’s blood cried out for justice.

[11:51]  ⁴ sn It is not clear which Zechariah is meant here. It is probably the person mentioned in 2 Chr 24:20-25.

[11:51]  ⁵ tn Or “who perished.”

[11:51]  ⁶ tn Or “and the temple”; Grk “and the house,” but in this context a reference to the house of God as a place of sanctuary.

[11:51]  ⁷ tn Or “required from.”

[2:4]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the consequential nature of the action.

[2:4]  ⁶ sn On Nazareth see Luke 1:26.

[2:4]  ⁷ tn Or “town.” The translation “city” is used here because of its collocation with “of David,” suggesting its importance, though not its size.

[2:4]  ⁸ sn The journey from Nazareth to the city of David called Bethlehem was a journey of about 90 mi (150 km). Bethlehem was a small village located about 7 miles south-southwest of Jerusalem.

[2:4]  ⁹ sn Luke’s use of the term “house” probably alludes to the original promise made to David outlined in the Nathan oracle of 2 Sam 7:12-16, especially in light of earlier connections between Jesus and David made in Luke 1:32. Further, the mention of Bethlehem reminds one of the promise of Mic 5:2, namely, that a great king would emerge from Bethlehem to rule over God’s people.

[2:4]  ¹⁰ tn Or “family,” “lineage.”