Luke 1:64

1:64 Immediately ¹  Zechariah’s ²  mouth was opened and his tongue ³  released, ⁴  and he spoke, blessing God.

Luke 21:15

21:15 For I will give you the words ⁵  along with the wisdom ⁶  that none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.

Luke 6:45

6:45 The good person out of the good treasury of his ⁷  heart ⁸  produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasury ⁹  produces evil, for his mouth speaks ¹⁰  from what fills ¹¹  his heart.

[1:64]  ¹ tn Grk “And immediately.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[1:64]  ² tn Grk “his”; the referent (Zechariah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:64]  ³ sn The mention of both mouth and tongue here is a figure called zeugma and emphasizes that the end of the temporary judgment came instantly and fully upon Zechariah’s expression of faith in naming the child. He had learned to trust and obey God during his short period of silence. He had learned from his trial.

[1:64]  ⁴ tn “Released” is implied; in the Greek text both στόμα (stoma) and γλῶσσα (glwssa) are subjects of ἀνεῴχθη (anewcqh), but this would be somewhat redundant in English.

[21:15]  ⁵ tn Grk “a mouth.” It is a metonymy and refers to the reply the Lord will give to them.

[21:15]  ⁶ tn Grk “and wisdom.”

[6:45]  ⁹ tn Grk “the”; the Greek article has been translated here and in the following clause (“out of the evil”) as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

[6:45]  ¹⁰ sn Mention of the heart shows that Jesus is not interested in what is done, but why. Motives are more important than actions for him.

[6:45]  ¹¹ tn The word “treasury” is not repeated in the Greek text at this point, but is implied.

[6:45]  ¹² sn What one utters from one’s mouth is especially singled out as the example of this principle. James seems to have known this teaching (Jas 1:26; 3:1-12).

[6:45]  ¹³ tn Grk “for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.”