Luke 7:45

7:45 You gave me no kiss of greeting, ¹  but from the time I entered she has not stopped kissing my feet.

Luke 8:2

8:2 and also some women ²  who had been healed of evil spirits and disabilities: ³  Mary ⁴  (called Magdalene), from whom seven demons had gone out,

Luke 17:27

17:27 People ⁵  were eating, ⁶  they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage – right up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then ⁷  the flood came and destroyed them all. ⁸ 

Luke 1:20

1:20 And now, ⁹  because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time, ¹⁰  you will be silent, unable to speak, ¹¹  until the day these things take place.”

[7:45]  ¹ tn Grk “no kiss.” This refers to a formalized kiss of greeting, standard in that culture. To convey this to the modern reader, the words “of greeting” have been supplied to qualify what kind of kiss is meant.

[8:2]  ² sn There is an important respect shown to women in this text, as their contributions were often ignored in ancient society.

[8:2]  ³ tn Or “illnesses.” The term ἀσθένεια (asqeneia) refers to the state of being ill and thus incapacitated in some way – “illness, disability, weakness.” (L&N 23.143).

[8:2]  ⁴ sn This Mary is not the woman mentioned in the previous passage (as some church fathers claimed), because she is introduced as a new figure here. In addition, she is further specified by Luke with the notation called Magdalene, which seems to distinguish her from the woman at Simon the Pharisee’s house.

[17:27]  ³ tn Grk “They.” The plural in Greek is indefinite, referring to people in general.

[17:27]  ⁴ tn These verbs (“eating… drinking… marrying… being given in marriage”) are all progressive imperfects, describing action in progress at that time.

[17:27]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[17:27]  ⁶ sn Like that flood came and destroyed them all, the coming judgment associated with the Son of Man will condemn many.

[1:20]  ⁴ tn Grk “behold.”

[1:20]  ⁵ sn The predicted fulfillment in the expression my words, which will be fulfilled in their time takes place in Luke 1:63-66.

[1:20]  ⁶ sn Silent, unable to speak. Actually Zechariah was deaf and mute as 1:61-63 indicates, since others had to use gestures to communicate with him.