Lukas 4:21

4:21 Then ¹  he began to tell them, “Today ²  this scripture has been fulfilled even as you heard it being read.” ³ 

Lukas 21:22

21:22 because these are days of vengeance, ⁴  to fulfill ⁵  all that is written.

Lukas 24:44

Jesus’ Final Commission

24:44 Then ⁶  he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me ⁷  in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms ⁸  must be fulfilled.”

[4:21]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[4:21]  ² sn See the note on today in 2:11.

[4:21]  ³ tn Grk “in your hearing.”

[21:22]  ⁴ tn Or “of punishment.” This is a time of judgment.

[21:22]  ⁵ tn The passive construction with the infinitive πλησθῆναι (plhsqhnai) has been translated as an active construction for simplicity, in keeping with contemporary English style.

[24:44]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[24:44]  ⁷ sn Everything written about me. The divine plan, events, and scripture itself are seen here as being one.

[24:44]  ⁸ sn For a similar threefold division of the OT scriptures, see the prologue to Sirach, lines 8-10, and from Qumran, the epilogue to 4QMMT, line 10.