Lukas 1:68

1:68 “Blessed ¹  be the Lord God of Israel,

because he has come to help ²  and has redeemed ³  his people.

Lukas 7:30

7:30 However, the Pharisees ⁴  and the experts in religious law ⁵  rejected God’s purpose ⁶  for themselves, because they had not been baptized ⁷  by John. ⁸ ) ⁹ 

Lukas 22:22

22:22 For the Son of Man is to go just as it has been determined, ¹⁰  but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!”

Lukas 23:18

23:18 But they all shouted out together, ¹¹  “Take this man ¹²  away! Release Barabbas for us!”

¹ sn The traditional name of this psalm, the “Benedictus,” comes from the Latin wording of the start of the hymn (“Blessed be…”).

² sn The verb come to help can refer to a visit, but can also connote concern or assistance (L&N 85.11).

³ tn Or “has delivered”; Grk “has accomplished redemption.”

sn Has redeemed is a reference to redemption, but it anticipates the total release into salvation that the full work of Messiah will bring for Israel. This involves both spiritual and material benefits eventually.

⁴ sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.

⁵ tn That is, the experts in the interpretation of the Mosaic law (see also Luke 5:17, although the Greek term is not identical there, and Luke 10:25, where it is the same).

⁶ tn Or “plan.”

⁷ tn The participle βαπτισθέντες (baptisqente") has been translated as a causal adverbial participle; it could also be translated as means (“for themselves, by not having been baptized”). This is similar to the translation found in the NRSV.

⁸ tn Grk “by him”; the referent (John the Baptist) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹ sn Luke 7:29-30 forms something of an aside by the author. To indicate this, they have been placed in parentheses.

¹⁰ sn Jesus’ death has been determined as a part of God’s plan (Acts 2:22-24).

¹¹ tn Grk “together, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant and has not been translated here.

¹² tn Grk “this one.” The reference to Jesus as “this man” is pejorative in this context.