Luke 1:45

1:45 And blessed ¹  is she who believed that ²  what was spoken to her by ³  the Lord would be fulfilled.” ⁴ 

Luke 2:2

2:2 This was the first registration, taken when Quirinius was governor ⁵  of Syria.

Luke 8:9

8:9 Then ⁶  his disciples asked him what this parable meant. ⁷ 

Luke 8:11

8:11 “Now the parable means ⁸  this: The seed is the word of God.

Luke 13:13

13:13 Then ⁹  he placed his hands on her, and immediately ¹⁰  she straightened up and praised God.

[1:45]  ¹ sn Again the note of being blessed makes the key point of the passage about believing God.

[1:45]  ² tn This ὅτι (Joti) clause, technically indirect discourse after πιστεύω (pisteuw), explains the content of the faith, a belief in God’s promise coming to pass.

[1:45]  ³ tn That is, “what was said to her (by the angel) at the Lord’s command” (BDAG 756 s.v. παρά A.2).

[1:45]  ⁴ tn Grk “that there would be a fulfillment of what was said to her from the Lord.”

[2:2]  ⁵ tn Or “was a minister of Syria.” This term could simply refer to an administrative role Quirinius held as opposed to being governor (Josephus, Ant. 18.4.2 [18.88]). See also Luke 2:1.

[8:9]  ⁹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[8:9]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “what this parable might be” (an optative after a secondary tense, in keeping with good Koine style).

[8:11]  ¹³ tn Grk “is,” but in this context it is clearly giving an explanation of the parable.

[13:13]  ¹⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[13:13]  ¹⁸ sn The healing took place immediately.