Luke 1:60

1:60 But ¹  his mother replied, ²  “No! He must be named ³  John.” ⁴ 

Luke 3:20

3:20 Herod added this to them all: He locked up John in prison.

Luke 7:18

Jesus and John the Baptist

7:18 John’s ⁵  disciples informed him about all these things. So ⁶  John called ⁷  two of his disciples

Luke 20:4

20:4 John’s baptism ⁸  – was it from heaven or from people?” ⁹ 

[1:60]  ¹ tn Grk “And,” but with clearly contrastive emphasis in context.

[1:60]  ² tn Grk “his mother answering, said.” The combination of participle and finite verb is redundant in English and has been simplified to “replied” in the translation.

[1:60]  ³ tn This future passive indicative verb has imperatival force and thus has been translated “he must be named.”

[1:60]  ⁴ sn “No! He must be named John.” By insisting on the name specified by the angel, Elizabeth (v. 60) and Zechariah (v. 63) have learned to obey God (see Luke 1:13).

[7:18]  ⁵ tn Grk “And John’s.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. This is a reference to John the Baptist as the following context makes clear.

[7:18]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate that John’s action was a result of the report he had heard.

[7:18]  ⁷ tn Grk “And calling two of his disciples, John sent.” The participle προσκαλεσάμενος (proskalesameno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[20:4]  ⁹ sn John, like Jesus, was not a part of the official rabbinic order. So the question “John’s baptism – was it from heaven or from men?” draws an analogy between John the Baptist and Jesus. See Luke 3:1-20; 7:24-27. The phrase John’s baptism refers to the baptism practiced by John.

[20:4]  ¹⁰ tn The plural Greek term ἀνθρώπων (anqrwpwn) is used here (and in v. 6) in a generic sense, referring to both men and women (cf. NAB, NRSV, “of human origin”; TEV, “from human beings”; NLT, “merely human”).