Luke 2:12

2:12 This ¹  will be a sign ²  for you: You will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger.” ³ 

Luke 11:16

11:16 Others, to test ⁴  him, ⁵  began asking for ⁶  a sign ⁷  from heaven.

[2:12]  ¹ tn Grk “And this.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[2:12]  ² sn The sign functions for the shepherds like Elizabeth’s conception served for Mary in 1:36.

[2:12]  ³ tn Or “a feeding trough,” see Luke 2:7.

[11:16]  ⁴ tn Grk “testing”; the participle is taken as indicating the purpose of the demand.

[11:16]  ⁵ tn The pronoun “him” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[11:16]  ⁶ tn Grk “seeking from him.” The imperfect ἐζήτουν (ezhtoun) is taken ingressively. It is also possible to regard it as iterative (“kept on asking”).

[11:16]  ⁷ sn What exactly this sign would have been, given what Jesus was already doing, is not clear. But here is where the fence-sitters reside, refusing to commit to him.