Lukas 1:67

Zechariah’s Praise and Prediction

1:67 Then ¹  his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, ² 

Lukas 15:19

15:19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me ³  like one of your hired workers.”’

Lukas 17:18

17:18 Was no one found to turn back and give praise to God except this foreigner?” ⁴ 

[1:67]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[1:67]  ² tn Grk “and he prophesied, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.

[1:67]  sn Prophesied. The reference to prophecy reflects that Zechariah is enabled by the Spirit to speak God’s will. He does so in this case through a praise psalm, which calls for praise and then gives the reason why God should be praised.

[15:19]  ³ tn Or “make me.” Here is a sign of total humility.

[17:18]  ⁴ sn Jesus’ point in calling the man a foreigner is that none of the other nine, who were presumably Israelites, responded with gratitude. Only the “outsiders” were listening and responding.