Luke 12:50

12:50 I have a baptism ¹  to undergo, ²  and how distressed I am until it is finished!

Luke 2:39

2:39 So ³  when Joseph and Mary ⁴  had performed ⁵  everything according to the law of the Lord, ⁶  they returned to Galilee, to their own town ⁷  of Nazareth. ⁸ 

Luke 18:31

Another Prediction of Jesus’ Passion

18:31 Then ⁹  Jesus ¹⁰  took the twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, ¹¹  and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. ¹² 

Luke 22:37

22:37 For I tell you that this scripture must be ¹³  fulfilled in me, ‘And he was counted with the transgressors.’ ¹⁴  For what is written about me is being fulfilled.” ¹⁵ 

[12:50]  ¹ sn The figure of the baptism is variously interpreted, as some see a reference (1) to martyrdom or (2) to inundation with God’s judgment. The OT background, however, suggests the latter sense: Jesus is about to be uniquely inundated with God’s judgment as he is rejected, persecuted, and killed (Ps 18:4, 16; 42:7; 69:1-2; Isa 8:7-8; 30:27-28; Jonah 2:3-6).

[12:50]  ² tn Grk “to be baptized with.”

[2:39]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the conclusion of the topic.

[2:39]  ⁴ tn Grk “when they”; the referents (Joseph and Mary) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:39]  ⁵ tn Or “completed.”

[2:39]  ⁶ sn On the phrase the law of the Lord see Luke 2:22-23.

[2:39]  ⁷ tn Or “city.”

[2:39]  ⁸ map For location see Map1 D3; Map2 C2; Map3 D5; Map4 C1; Map5 G3.

[18:31]  ⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[18:31]  ⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:31]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[18:31]  ⁸ tn Or “fulfilled.” Jesus goes to Jerusalem by divine plan as the scripture records (Luke 2:39; 12:50; 22:37; Acts 13:29). See Luke 9:22, 44.

[22:37]  ⁷ sn This scripture must be fulfilled in me. The statement again reflects the divine necessity of God’s plan. See 4:43-44.

[22:37]  ⁸ tn Or “with the lawless.”

[22:37]  ⁹ tn Grk “is having its fulfillment.”