Lukas 1:3

1:3 So ¹  it seemed good to me as well, ²  because I have followed ³  all things carefully from the beginning, to write an orderly account ⁴  for you, most excellent Theophilus,

Lukas 1:36

1:36 “And look, ⁵  your relative ⁶  Elizabeth has also become pregnant with ⁷  a son in her old age – although she was called barren, she is now in her sixth month! ⁸ 

Lukas 5:39

5:39 ⁹  No ¹⁰  one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says, ‘The old is good enough.’” ¹¹ 

Lukas 9:24

9:24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, ¹²  but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.

Lukas 12:47

12:47 That ¹³  servant who knew his master’s will but did not get ready or do what his master asked ¹⁴  will receive a severe beating.

Lukas 22:53

22:53 Day after day when I was with you in the temple courts, ¹⁵  you did not arrest me. ¹⁶  But this is your hour, ¹⁷  and that of the power ¹⁸  of darkness!”

Lukas 24:21

24:21 But we had hoped ¹⁹  that he was the one who was going to redeem ²⁰  Israel. Not only this, but it is now the third day since these things happened.

[1:3]  ¹ tn The conjunction “so” is supplied here to bring out the force of the latter part of this Greek sentence, which the translation divides up because of English style. Luke, in compiling his account, is joining a tradition with good precedent.

[1:3]  ² sn When Luke says it seemed good to me as well he is not being critical of the earlier accounts, but sees himself stepping into a tradition of reporting about Jesus to which he will add uniquely a second volume on the early church when he writes the Book of Acts.

[1:3]  ³ tn Grk “having followed”; the participle παρηκολουθηκότι (parhkolouqhkoti) has been translated causally.

[1:3]  ⁴ sn An orderly account does not necessarily mean that all events are recorded in the exact chronological sequence in which they occurred, but that the account produced is an orderly one. This could include, for example, thematic or topical order rather than strict chronological order.

[1:36]  ⁵ tn Grk “behold.”

[1:36]  ⁶ tn Some translations render the word συγγενίς (sungeni") as “cousin” (so Phillips) but the term is not necessarily this specific.

[1:36]  ⁷ tn Or “has conceived.”

[1:36]  ⁸ tn Grk “and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren.” Yet another note on Elizabeth’s loss of reproach also becomes a sign of the truth of the angel’s declaration.

[5:39]  ⁹ tc The Western textual tradition (D it) lacks 5:39. The verse is unique to Luke, so the omission by these mss looks like assimilation to the other synoptic accounts.

[5:39]  ¹⁰ tc ‡ Although most mss begin the verse with καί (kai, “and”), beginning the sentence without a conjunction is both a harder reading and is found in early and important witnesses (Ì^4,75vid א² B 579 700 892 1241). NA²⁷ puts the word in brackets indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

[5:39]  ¹¹ tc Most mss, especially the later ones (A C Θ Ψ Ë^1,13 33 Ï lat), read χρηστότερος (crhstotero", “better”), a smoother reading. The reading of the text (found in Ì⁴ א B L W 1241 pc) is preferred as the more difficult reading. This reading could suggest that the new thing Jesus brings is not even considered, since the “old wine” is already found quite acceptable.

[5:39]  tn Grk “good.”

[5:39]  sn The third illustration points out that those already satisfied with what they have will not seek the new (The old is good enough).

[9:24]  ¹² sn The point of the saying whoever wants to save his life will lose it is that if one comes to Jesus then rejection by many will certainly follow. If self-protection is a key motivation, then one will not respond to Jesus and will not be saved. One who is willing to risk rejection will respond and find true life.

[12:47]  ¹³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[12:47]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “or do according to his will”; the referent (the master) has been specified in the translation for clarity. This example deals with the slave who knew what the command was and yet failed to complete it.

[22:53]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “in the temple.”

[22:53]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “lay hands on me.”

[22:53]  ¹⁷ tn Or “your time.”

[22:53]  ¹⁸ tn Or “authority,” “domain.”

[24:21]  ¹⁹ tn The imperfect verb looks back to the view that they held during Jesus’ past ministry.

[24:21]  ²⁰ sn Their messianic hope concerning Jesus is expressed by the phrase who was going to redeem Israel.