Luke 1:56

1:56 So ¹  Mary stayed with Elizabeth ²  about three months ³  and then returned to her home.

Luke 4:1

The Temptation of Jesus

4:1 Then ⁴  Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River ⁵  and was led by the Spirit ⁶  in ⁷  the wilderness, ⁸ 

Luke 17:15

17:15 Then one of them, when he saw he was healed, turned back, praising ⁹  God with a loud voice.

Luke 4:14

The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee

4:14 Then ¹⁰  Jesus, in the power of the Spirit, ¹¹  returned to Galilee, and news about him spread ¹²  throughout the surrounding countryside. ¹³ 

Luke 8:37

8:37 Then ¹⁴  all the people of the Gerasenes ¹⁵  and the surrounding region ¹⁶  asked Jesus ¹⁷  to leave them alone, ¹⁸  for they were seized with great fear. ¹⁹  So ²⁰  he got into the boat and left. ²¹ 

[1:56]  ¹ tn Grk “And.” Here (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the conclusion of the topic.

[1:56]  ² tn Grk “her”; the referent (Elizabeth) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:56]  ³ sn As is typical with Luke the timing is approximate (about three months), not specific.

[4:1]  ⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate continuity with the previous topic.

[4:1]  ⁵ tn “River” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity.

[4:1]  ⁶ sn The double mention of the Spirit in this verse makes it clear that the temptation was neither the fault of Jesus nor an accident.

[4:1]  ⁷ tc Most mss (A Θ Ξ Ψ 0102 Ë^1,13 33 Ï lat) read εἰς τὴν ἔρημον (ei" thn erhmon, “into the wilderness”), apparently motivated by the parallel in Matt 4:1. However, the reading behind the translation (ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, en th ejrhmw) is found in overall better witnesses (Ì^4vid,7,75vid א B D L W 579 892 1241 pc it).

[4:1]  ⁸ tn Or “desert.”

[17:15]  ⁷ tn Grk “glorifying God.”

[4:14]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[4:14]  ¹¹ sn Once again Jesus is directed by the Spirit. Luke makes a point about Jesus’ association with the Spirit early in his ministry (3:22, 4:1 [2x]; 4:18).

[4:14]  ¹² tn Grk “went out.”

[4:14]  ¹³ tn Grk “all the surrounding region.”

[8:37]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[8:37]  ¹⁴ tc See the tc note on “Gerasenes” in v. 26 for the same geographical options for the textual variants.

[8:37]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “all the people of the surrounding region of the Gerasenes,” but according to L&N 1.80, “περίχωρος may include not only the surrounding region but also the point of reference, for example…‘the Gerasenes and the people living around them’ Lk 8:37.”

[8:37]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:37]  ¹⁷ tn Or “to depart from them.”

[8:37]  ¹⁸ sn Again there is great fear at God’s activity, but there is a different reaction. Some people want nothing to do with God’s presence. Mark 5:16 hints that economic reasons motivated their request.

[8:37]  ¹⁹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate that Jesus’ departure was the result of the Gerasenes’ response. A new sentence was started in the translation at this point for stylistic reasons.

[8:37]  ²⁰ tn Grk “returned,” but the effect is that he departed from the Gerasene region.