Luke 22:33-34

Context
22:33 But Peter¹ said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death!”² 22:34 Jesus replied,³ “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow⁴ today until you have denied⁵ three times that you know me.”

Luke 22:2

Context
22:2 The⁶ chief priests and the experts in the law⁷ were trying to find some way⁸ to execute⁹ Jesus,¹⁰ for they were afraid of the people.¹¹

Luke 1:31

Context
1:31 Listen:¹² You will become pregnant¹³ and give birth to¹⁴ a son, and you will name him¹⁵ Jesus.¹⁶

[22:33] ¹tn Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:33] ²sn The confidence Peter has in private (Lord, I am ready…) will wilt under the pressure of the public eye.

[22:34] ³tn Grk “he said”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:34] ⁴sn That is, Peter’s denials will happen before the sun rises.

[22:34] ⁵sn Once again, Jesus is quite aware that Peter will deny him. Peter, however, is too nonchalant about the possibility of stumbling.

[22:2] ⁶tn Grk “And the.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[22:2] ⁷tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

[22:2] ⁸tn Grk “were seeking how.”

[22:2] ⁹tn The Greek verb here means “to get rid of by execution” (BDAG 64 s.v. ἀναιρέω 2; cf. also L&N 20.71, which states, “to get rid of someone by execution, often with legal or quasi-legal procedures”).

[22:2] ¹⁰tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:2] ¹¹sn The suggestion here is that Jesus was too popular to openly arrest him. The verb were trying is imperfect. It suggests, in this context, that they were always considering the opportunities.

[1:31] ¹²tn Grk “And behold.”

[1:31] ¹³tn Grk “you will conceive in your womb.”

[1:31] ¹⁴tn Or “and bear.”

[1:31] ¹⁵tn Grk “you will call his name.”

[1:31] ¹⁶tn See v. 13 for a similar construction.