Lukas 2:26

2:26 It ¹  had been revealed ²  to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die ³  before ⁴  he had seen the Lord’s Christ. ⁵ 

Lukas 19:4

19:4 So ⁶  he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree ⁷  to see him, because Jesus ⁸  was going to pass that way.

Lukas 22:4

22:4 He went away and discussed with the chief priests and officers of the temple guard ⁹  how he might ¹⁰  betray Jesus, ¹¹  handing him over to them. ¹² 

[2:26]  ¹ tn Grk “And it.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[2:26]  ² tn The use of the passive suggests a revelation by God, and in the OT the corresponding Hebrew term represented here by κεχρηματισμένον (kecrhmatismenon) indicated some form of direct revelation from God (Jer 25:30; 33:2; Job 40:8).

[2:26]  ³ tn Grk “would not see death” (an idiom for dying).

[2:26]  ⁴ tn On the grammar of this temporal clause, see BDF §§383.3; 395.

[2:26]  ⁵ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[2:26]  sn The revelation to Simeon that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ is yet another example of a promise fulfilled in Luke 1-2. Also, see the note on Christ in 2:11.

[19:4]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of Zacchaeus not being able to see over the crowd.

[19:4]  ⁷ sn A sycamore tree would have large branches near the ground like an oak tree and would be fairly easy to climb. These trees reach a height of some 50 ft (about 15 m).

[19:4]  ⁸ tn Grk “that one”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:4]  ⁹ tn The full title στρατηγὸς τοῦ ἱεροῦ (strathgo" tou Jierou; “officer of the temple” or “captain of the temple guard”) is sometimes shortened to στρατηγός as here (L&N 37.91).

[22:4]  ¹⁰ tn Luke uses this frequent indirect question to make his point (BDF §267.2).

[22:4]  ¹¹ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:4]  ¹² tn Grk “how he might hand him over to them,” in the sense of “betray him.”