Luke 1:62

1:62 So ¹  they made signs to the baby’s ²  father, ³  inquiring what he wanted to name his son. ⁴ 

Luke 2:23

2:23 (just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male ⁵  will be set apart to the Lord” ⁶ ),

Luke 10:39

10:39 She ⁷  had a sister named Mary, who sat ⁸  at the Lord’s feet ⁹  and listened to what he said.

[1:62]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the consequential nature of the action described.

[1:62]  ² tn Grk “his”; the referent (the baby) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:62]  ³ sn The crowd was sure there had been a mistake, so they appealed to the child’s father. But custom was not to be followed here, since God had spoken. The fact they needed to signal him (made signs) shows that he was deaf as well as unable to speak.

[1:62]  ⁴ tn Grk “what he might wish to call him.”

[2:23]  ⁵ tn Grk “every male that opens the womb” (an idiom for the firstborn male).

[2:23]  ⁶ sn An allusion to Exod 13:2, 12, 15.

[10:39]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[10:39]  ¹⁰ tn This reflexive makes it clear that Mary took the initiative in sitting by Jesus.

[10:39]  ¹¹ sn The description of Mary sitting at the Lord’s feet and listening to him makes her sound like a disciple (compare Luke 8:35).