Luke 2:10-11

2:10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! Listen carefully, ¹  for I proclaim to you good news ²  that brings great joy to all the people: 2:11 Today ³  your Savior is born in the city ⁴  of David. ⁵  He is Christ ⁶  the Lord.

Luke 3:6

3:6 and all humanity ⁷  will see the salvation of God.’” ⁸ 

Genesis 49:18

49:18 I wait for your deliverance, O Lord. ⁹ 

Genesis 49:2

49:2 “Assemble and listen, you sons of Jacob;

listen to Israel, your father.

Genesis 23:1-5

The Death of Sarah

23:1 Sarah lived 127 years. ¹⁰  23:2 Then she ¹¹  died in Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. ¹² 

23:3 Then Abraham got up from mourning his dead wife ¹³  and said to the sons of Heth, ¹⁴  23:4 “I am a temporary settler ¹⁵  among you. Grant ¹⁶  me ownership ¹⁷  of a burial site among you so that I may ¹⁸  bury my dead.” ¹⁹ 

23:5 The sons of Heth answered Abraham, ²⁰ 

Isaiah 49:6

49:6 he says, “Is it too insignificant a task for you to be my servant,

to reestablish the tribes of Jacob,

and restore the remnant ²¹  of Israel? ²² 

I will make you a light to the nations, ²³ 

so you can bring ²⁴  my deliverance to the remote regions of the earth.”

Acts 4:10-12

4:10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ ²⁵  the Nazarene whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands before you healthy. 4:11 This Jesus ²⁶  is the stone that was rejected by you, ²⁷  the builders, that has become the cornerstone. ²⁸  4:12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people ²⁹  by which we must ³⁰  be saved.”

[2:10]  ¹ tn Grk “behold.”

[2:10]  ² tn Grk “I evangelize to you great joy.”

[2:11]  ³ sn The Greek word for today (σήμερον, shmeron) occurs eleven times in the Gospel of Luke (2:11; 4:21; 5:26; 12:28; 13:32-33; 19:5, 9; 22:34, 61; 23:43) and nine times in Acts. Its use, especially in passages such as 2:11, 4:21, 5:26; 19:5, 9, signifies the dawning of the era of messianic salvation and the fulfillment of the plan of God. Not only does it underscore the idea of present fulfillment in Jesus’ ministry, but it also indicates salvific fulfillment present in the church (cf. Acts 1:6; 3:18; D. L. Bock, Luke [BECNT], 1:412; I. H. Marshall, Luke, [NIGTC], 873).

[2:11]  ⁴ tn Or “town.” See the note on “city” in v. 4.

[2:11]  ⁵ tn This is another indication of a royal, messianic connection.

[2:11]  ⁶ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[3:6]  ⁷ tn Grk “all flesh.”

[3:6]  ⁸ sn A quotation from Isa 40:3-5. Though all the synoptic gospels use this citation from Isaiah, only Luke cites the material of vv. 5-6. His goal may well be to get to the declaration of v. 6, where all humanity (i.e., all nations) see God’s salvation (see also Luke 24:47).

[49:18]  ⁹ sn I wait for your deliverance, O Lord. As Jacob sees the conflicts that lie ahead for Dan and Gad (see v. 19), he offers a brief prayer for their security.

[23:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “And the years of Sarah were one hundred years and twenty years and seven years, the years of the life of Sarah.”

[23:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Sarah.” The proper name has been replaced in the translation by the pronoun (“she”) for stylistic reasons.

[23:2]  ¹² sn Mourn…weep. The description here is of standard mourning rites (see K. A. Kitchen, NBD³ 149-50). They would have been carried out in the presence of the corpse, probably in Sarah’s tent. So Abraham came in to mourn; then he rose up to go and bury his dead (v. 3).

[23:3]  ¹³ tn Heb “And Abraham arose from upon the face of his dead.”

[23:3]  ¹⁴ tn Some translate the Hebrew term “Heth” as “Hittites” here (also in vv. 5, 7, 10, 16, 18, 20), but this gives the impression that these people were the classical Hittites of Anatolia. However, there is no known connection between these sons of Heth, apparently a Canaanite group (see Gen 10:15), and the Hittites of Asia Minor. See H. A. Hoffner, Jr., “Hittites,” Peoples of the Old Testament World, 152-53.

[23:4]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “a resident alien and a settler.”

[23:4]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “give,” which is used here as an idiom for “sell” (see v. 9). The idiom reflects the polite bartering that was done in the culture at the time.

[23:4]  ¹⁷ tn Or “possession.”

[23:4]  ¹⁸ tn Following the imperative, the cohortative with the prefixed conjunction expresses purpose.

[23:4]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “bury my dead out of my sight.” The last phrase “out of my sight” has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[23:5]  ²⁰ tn Heb “answered Abraham saying to him.”

[49:6]  ²¹ tn Heb “the protected [or “preserved”] ones.”

[49:6]  ²² sn The question is purely rhetorical; it does not imply that the servant was dissatisfied with his commission or that he minimized the restoration of Israel.

[49:6]  ²³ tn See the note at 42:6.

[49:6]  ²⁴ tn Heb “be” (so KJV, ASV); CEV “you must take.”

[4:10]  ²⁵ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[4:11]  ²⁶ tn Grk “This one”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:11]  ²⁷ tn The word “you” is inserted into the quotation because Peter is making a direct application of Ps 118:22 to his hearers. Because it is not in the OT, it has been left as normal type (rather than bold italic). The remarks are like Acts 2:22-24 and 3:12-15.

[4:11]  ²⁸ sn A quotation from Ps 118:22 which combines the theme of rejection with the theme of God’s vindication/exaltation.

[4:12]  ²⁹ tn Here ἀνθρώποις (anqrwpoi") has been translated as a generic noun (“people”).

[4:12]  ³⁰ sn Must be saved. The term used here (δεῖ, dei, “it is necessary”) reflects the necessity set up by God’s directive plan.