Luke 2:23

Context
2:23 (just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male¹ will be set apart to the Lord”²),

Luke 24:31-32

Context
24:31 At this point³ their eyes were opened and they recognized⁴ him.⁵ Then⁶ he vanished out of their sight. 24:32 They⁷ said to each other, “Didn’t⁸ our hearts⁹ burn within us¹⁰ while he was speaking with us on the road, while he was explaining¹¹ the scriptures to us?”

[2:23] ¹tn Grk “every male that opens the womb” (an idiom for the firstborn male).

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

[24:31] ³tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “At this point” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative. “Then,” which is normally used to indicate this, would be redundant with the following clause.

[24:31] ⁴sn They recognized him. Other than this cryptic remark, it is not told how the two disciples were now able to recognize Jesus.

[24:31] ⁵tn This pronoun is somewhat emphatic.

[24:31] ⁶tn This translates a καί (kai, “and”) that has clear sequential force.

[24:32] ⁵tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[24:32] ⁶tn This question uses a Greek particle (οὐχί, ouci) that expects a positive reply.

[24:32] ⁷tn This is a collective singular use of the term καρδία (kardia), so each of their hearts were burning, a reference itself to the intense emotion of their response.

[24:32] ⁸tc ‡ Most mss have the phrase ἐν ἡμῖν (en Jhmin, “within us”) after οὐχὶ ἡ καρδία ἡμῶν καιομένη ἦν (ouci Jh kardia Jhmwn kaiomenh hn, “Didn’t our hearts burn”). The phrase “within us” is lacking in some early mss (Ì⁷⁵ B D c e sy^s,c). These early witnesses could have overlooked the words, since there are several occurrences of ἡμῖν in the context. But it seems likely that other scribes wanted to clarify the abrupt expression “Didn’t our hearts burn,” even as the translation has done here. NA²⁷ includes the words in brackets, indicating doubts as to their authenticity.

[24:32] ⁹tn Grk “opening” (cf. Acts 17:3).