Luke 1:47

1:47 and my spirit has begun to rejoice ¹  in God my Savior,

Luke 1:67

Zechariah’s Praise and Prediction

1:67 Then ²  his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, ³ 

Luke 24:37

24:37 But they were startled and terrified, thinking ⁴  they saw a ghost. ⁵ 

[1:47]  ¹ tn Or “rejoices.” The translation renders this aorist, which stands in contrast to the previous line’s present tense, as ingressive, which highlights Mary’s joyous reaction to the announcement. A comprehensive aorist is also possible here.

[1:67]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[1:67]  ³ tn Grk “and he prophesied, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.

[24:37]  ³ sn The disciples were still not comfortable at this point thinking that this could be Jesus raised from the dead. Instead they thought they saw a spirit.

[24:37]  ⁴ tc This is not a reference to “a phantom” as read by the Western ms D. For πνεῦμα (pneuma) having the force of “ghost,” or “an independent noncorporeal being, in contrast to a being that can be perceived by the physical senses,” see BDAG 833-34 s.v. πνεῦμα 4.