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 6:39

6:39 He also told them a parable: “Someone who is blind cannot lead another who is blind, can he? ⁹  Won’t they both fall ¹⁰  into a pit?

Lukas 20:26

20:26 Thus ¹¹  they were unable in the presence of the people to trap ¹²  him with his own words. ¹³  And stunned ¹⁴  by his answer, they fell silent.

Lukas 23:5

23:5 But they persisted ¹⁵  in saying, “He incites ¹⁶  the people by teaching throughout all Judea. It started in Galilee and ended up here!” ¹⁷ 

[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.

[6:39]  ⁹ tn Questions prefaced with μή (mh) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here it is “can he?”).

[6:39]  ¹⁰ sn The picture of a blind man leading a blind man is a warning to watch who one follows: Won’t they both fall into a pit? The sermon has been about religious choices and reacting graciously to those who oppose the followers of Jesus. Here Jesus’ point was to be careful who you follow and where they are taking you.

[20:26]  ¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “thus” to indicate the implied result of Jesus’ unexpected answer.

[20:26]  ¹² tn On this term, see BDAG 374 s.v. ἐπιλαμβάνομαι 3.

[20:26]  ¹³ tn Grk “to trap him in a saying.”

[20:26]  ¹⁴ tn Or “amazed.”

[23:5]  ¹⁵ tn Or “were adamant.” For “persisted in saying,” see L&N 68.71.

[23:5]  ¹⁶ sn He incites the people. The Jewish leadership claimed that Jesus was a political threat and had to be stopped. By reiterating this charge of stirring up rebellion, they pressured Pilate to act, or be accused of overlooking political threats to Rome.

[23:5]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “beginning from Galilee until here.”