Luke 1:57

The Birth of John

1:57 Now the time came ¹  for Elizabeth to have her baby, ²  and she gave birth to a son.

Luke 20:41

The Messiah: David’s Son and Lord

20:41 But ³  he said to them, “How is it that they say that the Christ ⁴  is David’s son? ⁵ 

Luke 22:48

22:48 But Jesus said to him, “Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?” ⁶ 

Luke 1:31

1:31 Listen: ⁷  You will become pregnant ⁸  and give birth to ⁹  a son, and you will name him ¹⁰  Jesus. ¹¹ 

Luke 3:2

3:2 during the high priesthood ¹²  of Annas and Caiaphas, the word ¹³  of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. ¹⁴ 

Luke 21:27

21:27 Then ¹⁵  they will see the Son of Man arriving in a cloud ¹⁶  with power and great glory.

Luke 1:36

1:36 “And look, ¹⁷  your relative ¹⁸  Elizabeth has also become pregnant with ¹⁹  a son in her old age – although she was called barren, she is now in her sixth month! ²⁰ 

Luke 9:38

9:38 Then ²¹  a man from the crowd cried out, ²²  “Teacher, I beg you to look at ²³  my son – he is my only child!

Luke 12:10

12:10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the person who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit ²⁴  will not be forgiven. ²⁵ 

Luke 20:13

20:13 Then ²⁶  the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my one dear son; ²⁷  perhaps they will respect him.’

Luke 24:7

24:7 that ²⁸  the Son of Man must be delivered ²⁹  into the hands of sinful men, ³⁰  and be crucified, ³¹  and on the third day rise again.” ³² 

Luke 1:13

1:13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, ³³  and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son; you ³⁴  will name him John. ³⁵ 

Luke 2:7

2:7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in strips of cloth ³⁶  and laid him in a manger, ³⁷  because there was no place for them in the inn. ³⁸ 

Luke 9:22

9:22 saying, “The Son of Man must suffer ³⁹  many things and be rejected by the elders, ⁴⁰  chief priests, and experts in the law, ⁴¹  and be killed, and on the third day be raised.” ⁴² 

Luke 9:41

9:41 Jesus answered, ⁴³  “You ⁴⁴  unbelieving ⁴⁵  and perverse generation! How much longer ⁴⁶  must I be with you and endure ⁴⁷  you? ⁴⁸  Bring your son here.”

[1:57]  ¹ tn Grk “the time was fulfilled.”

[1:57]  ² tn The words “her baby” are not in the Greek text, but have been supplied for clarity.

[20:41]  ³ sn If the religious leaders will not dare to question Jesus any longer, then he will question them.

[20:41]  ⁴ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[20:41]  ⁵ sn It was a common belief in Judaism that Messiah would be David’s son in that he would come from the lineage of David. On this point the Pharisees agreed and were correct. But their understanding was nonetheless incomplete, for Messiah is also David’s Lord. With this statement Jesus was affirming that, as the Messiah, he is both God and man.

[22:48]  ⁵ sn Jesus’ comment about betraying the Son of Man with a kiss shows the hypocrisy and blindness of an attempt to cover up sin. On “misused kisses” in the Bible, see Gen 27:26-27; 2 Sam 15:5; Prov 7:13; 27:6; and 2 Sam 20:9.

[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.

[3:2]  ⁹ sn Use of the singular high priesthood to mention two figures is unusual but accurate, since Annas was the key priest from a.d. 6-15 and then his relatives were chosen for many of the next several years. After two brief tenures by others, his son-in-law Caiaphas came to power and stayed there until a.d. 36.

[3:2]  ¹⁰ tn The term translated “word” here is not λόγος (logos) but ῥῆμα (rJhma), and thus could refer to the call of the Lord to John to begin ministry.

[3:2]  ¹¹ tn Or “desert.”

[21:27]  ¹¹ tn Grk “And then” (καὶ τότε, kai tote). Here καί has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[21:27]  ¹² sn An allusion to Dan 7:13. Here is Jesus returning with full judging authority.

[1:36]  ¹³ tn Grk “behold.”

[1:36]  ¹⁴ tn Some translations render the word συγγενίς (sungeni") as “cousin” (so Phillips) but the term is not necessarily this specific.

[1:36]  ¹⁵ tn Or “has conceived.”

[1:36]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren.” Yet another note on Elizabeth’s loss of reproach also becomes a sign of the truth of the angel’s declaration.

[9:38]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “And behold.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the somewhat unexpected appearance of the man. 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).

[9:38]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “cried out, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[9:38]  ¹⁷ tn This verb means “to have regard for”; see Luke 1:48.

[12:10]  ¹⁷ sn Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit probably refers to a total rejection of the testimony that the Spirit gives to Jesus and the plan of God. This is not so much a sin of the moment as of one’s entire life, an obstinate rejection of God’s message and testimony. Cf. Matt 12:31-32 and Mark 3:28-30.

[12:10]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “it will not be forgiven the person who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit.”

[20:13]  ¹⁹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[20:13]  ²⁰ tn Grk “my beloved son.” See comment at Luke 3:22.

[24:7]  ²¹ tn Grk “saying that,” but this would be redundant in English. Although the translation represents this sentence as indirect discourse, the Greek could equally be taken as direct discourse: “Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee: ‘the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’”

[24:7]  ²² tn See Luke 9:22, 44; 13:33.

[24:7]  ²³ tn Because in the historical context the individuals who were primarily responsible for the death of Jesus (the Jewish leadership in Jerusalem in Luke’s view [see Luke 9:22]) would have been men, the translation “sinful men” for ἀνθρώπων ἁμαρτωλῶν (anqrwpwn Jamartwlwn) is retained here.

[24:7]  ²⁴ sn See the note on crucify in 23:21.

[24:7]  ²⁵ tn Here the infinitive ἀναστῆναι (anasthnai) is active rather than passive.

[1:13]  ²³ tn The passive means that the prayer was heard by God.

[1:13]  ²⁴ 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]  ²⁵ 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.

[2:7]  ²⁵ sn The strips of cloth (traditionally, “swaddling cloths”) were strips of linen that would be wrapped around the arms and legs of an infant to keep the limbs protected.

[2:7]  ²⁶ tn Or “a feeding trough.”

[2:7]  ²⁷ tn The Greek word κατάλυμα is flexible, and usage in the LXX and NT refers to a variety of places for lodging (see BDAG 521 s.v.). Most likely Joseph and Mary sought lodging in the public accommodations in the city of Bethlehem (see J. Nolland, Luke [WBC], 1:105), which would have been crude shelters for people and animals. However, it has been suggested by various scholars that Joseph and Mary were staying with relatives in Bethlehem (e.g., C. S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament, 194; B. Witherington, “Birth of Jesus,” DJG, 69-70); if that were so the term would refer to the guest room in the relatives’ house, which would have been filled beyond capacity with all the other relatives who had to journey to Bethlehem for the census.

[9:22]  ²⁷ sn The necessity that the Son of Man suffer is the particular point that needed emphasis, since for many 1st century Jews the Messiah was a glorious and powerful figure, not a suffering one.

[9:22]  ²⁸ sn Rejection in Luke is especially by the Jewish leadership (here elders, chief priests, and experts in the law), though in Luke 23 almost all will join in.

[9:22]  ²⁹ tn Or “and scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

[9:22]  ³⁰ sn The description of the Son of Man being rejected…killed, and…raised is the first of six passion summaries in Luke: 9:44; 17:25; 18:31-33; 24:7; 24:46-47.

[9:41]  ²⁹ tn Grk “And answering, Jesus said.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified to “Jesus answered.” Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[9:41]  ³⁰ tn Grk “O.” The marker of direct address, ὦ (w), is functionally equivalent to a vocative and is represented in the translation by “you.”

[9:41]  ³¹ tn Or “faithless.”

[9:41]  ³² tn Grk “how long.”

[9:41]  ³³ tn Or “and put up with.” See Num 11:12; Isa 46:4.

[9:41]  ³⁴ sn The pronouns you…you are plural, indicating that Jesus is speaking to a group rather than an individual.