Luke 2:36

The Testimony of Anna

2:36 There was also a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old, ¹  having been married to her husband for seven years until his death.

Luke 15:13

15:13 After ²  a few days, ³  the younger son gathered together all he had and left on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered ⁴  his wealth ⁵  with a wild lifestyle.

Luke 15:32

15:32 It was appropriate ⁶  to celebrate and be glad, for your brother ⁷  was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.’” ⁸ 

Luke 24:5

24:5 The ⁹  women ¹⁰  were terribly frightened ¹¹  and bowed ¹²  their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living ¹³  among the dead?

Luke 24:23

24:23 and when they did not find his body, they came back and said they had seen a vision of angels, ¹⁴  who said he was alive.

[2:36]  ¹ tn Her age is emphasized by the Greek phrase here, “she was very old in her many days.”

[15:13]  ² tn Grk “And after.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[15:13]  ³ tn Grk “after not many days.”

[15:13]  ⁴ tn Or “wasted.” This verb is graphic; it means to scatter (L&N 57.151).

[15:13]  ⁵ tn Or “estate” (the same word has been translated “estate” in v. 12).

[15:32]  ³ tn Or “necessary.”

[15:32]  ⁴ sn By referring to him as your brother, the father reminded the older brother that the younger brother was part of the family.

[15:32]  ⁵ sn The theme he was lost and is found is repeated from v. 24. The conclusion is open-ended. The reader is left to ponder with the older son (who pictures the scribes and Pharisees) what the response will be. The parable does not reveal the ultimate response of the older brother. Jesus argued that sinners should be pursued and received back warmly when they returned.

[24:5]  ⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[24:5]  ⁵ tn Grk “they”; the referent (the women) has been specified in the translation for clarity (the same has been done in v. 8).

[24:5]  ⁶ tn Or “They were extremely afraid.”

[24:5]  ⁷ sn Bowed their faces to the ground. Such respect for angels is common: Dan 7:28; 10:9, 15.

[24:5]  ⁸ sn By referring to Jesus as the living, the angels make it clear that he is alive. There should be no surprise.

[24:23]  ⁵ sn The men in dazzling attire mentioned in v. 4 are identified as angels here.