Lukas 2:23

2:23 (just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male ¹  will be set apart to the Lord” ² ),

Lukas 7:40

7:40 So ³  Jesus answered him, ⁴  “Simon, I have something to say to you.” He replied, ⁵  “Say it, Teacher.”

Lukas 14:29

14:29 Otherwise, ⁶  when he has laid ⁷  a foundation and is not able to finish the tower, ⁸  all who see it ⁹  will begin to make fun of ¹⁰  him.

Lukas 22:25

22:25 So ¹¹  Jesus ¹²  said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them are called ‘benefactors.’ ¹³ 

[2:23]  ¹ tn Grk “every male that opens the womb” (an idiom for the firstborn male).

[2:23]  ² sn An allusion to Exod 13:2, 12, 15.

[7:40]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the connection with the preceding statement recording the Pharisee’s thoughts.

[7:40]  ⁴ tn Grk “answering, said to him.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified to “answered him.”

[7:40]  sn Jesus answered him. Note that as the Pharisee is denying to himself that Jesus is a prophet, Jesus is reading his thoughts.

[7:40]  ⁵ tn Grk “he said.”

[14:29]  ⁶ tn Grk “to complete it, lest.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation and ἵνα μήποτε ({ina mhpote, “lest”) has been translated as “Otherwise.”

[14:29]  ⁷ tn The participle θέντος (qentos) has been taken temporally.

[14:29]  ⁸ tn The words “the tower” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[14:29]  ⁹ tn The word “it” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[14:29]  ¹⁰ tn Or “mock,” “ridicule.” The person who did not plan ahead becomes an object of joking and ridicule.

[22:25]  ¹¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the dispute among the apostles.

[22:25]  ¹² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:25]  ¹³ sn The title ‘benefactor,’ highlighting grace and meaning something like “helper of the people,” was even given to tyrants (2 Macc 4:2; 3 Macc 3:19; Josephus, J. W. 3.9.8 [3.459]).