Lukas 3:1
Konteks3:1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, 1 when Pontius Pilate 2 was governor of Judea, and Herod 3 was tetrarch 4 of Galilee, and his brother Philip 5 was tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias 6 was tetrarch of Abilene,
Lukas 4:13
Konteks4:13 So 7 when the devil 8 had completed every temptation, he departed from him until a more opportune time. 9
[3:1] 1 tn Or “Emperor Tiberius” (“Caesar” is a title for the Roman emperor).
[3:1] sn Tiberius Caesar was the Roman emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus, who ruled from
[3:1] 2 sn The rule of Pontius Pilate is also described by Josephus, J. W. 2.9.2-4 (2.169-177) and Ant. 18.3.1 (18.55-59).
[3:1] 3 sn Herod refers here to Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great. He ruled from 4
[3:1] 4 sn A tetrarch was a ruler with rank and authority lower than a king, who ruled only with the approval of the Roman authorities. This was roughly equivalent to being governor of a region. Several times in the NT, Herod tetrarch of Galilee is called a king (Matt 14:9, Mark 6:14-29), reflecting popular usage.
[3:1] 5 sn Philip refers to Herod Philip, son of Herod the Great and brother of Herod Antipas. Philip ruled as tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis from 4
[3:1] 6 sn Nothing else is known about Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene.
[4:13] 7 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate a summary.
[4:13] 8 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the devil) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[4:13] 9 tn Grk “until a favorable time.”
[4:13] sn Until a more opportune time. Though some have argued that the devil disappears until Luke 22:3, this is unlikely since the cosmic battle with Satan and all the evil angels is consistently mentioned throughout Luke (8:26-39; 11:14-23).