Lukas 1:80

1:80 And the child kept growing ¹  and becoming strong ²  in spirit, and he was in the wilderness ³  until the day he was revealed ⁴  to Israel.

Lukas 9:52

9:52 He ⁵  sent messengers on ahead of him. ⁶  As they went along, ⁷  they entered a Samaritan village to make things ready in advance ⁸  for him,

Lukas 12:38

12:38 Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night ⁹  and finds them alert, ¹⁰  blessed are those slaves! ¹¹ 

Lukas 20:26

20:26 Thus ¹²  they were unable in the presence of the people to trap ¹³  him with his own words. ¹⁴  And stunned ¹⁵  by his answer, they fell silent.

[1:80]  ¹ tn This verb is imperfect.

[1:80]  ² tn This verb is also imperfect.

[1:80]  ³ tn Or “desert.”

[1:80]  ⁴ tn Grk “until the day of his revealing.”

[9:52]  ⁵ tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[9:52]  ⁶ tn Grk “sent messengers before his face,” an idiom.

[9:52]  ⁷ tn Grk “And going along, they entered.” The aorist passive participle πορευθέντες (poreuqente") has been taken temporally. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[9:52]  ⁸ tn Or “to prepare (things) for him.”

[12:38]  ⁹ sn The second or third watch of the night would be between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. on a Roman schedule and 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. on a Jewish schedule. Luke uses the four-watch schedule of the Romans in Acts 12:4, so that is more probable here. Regardless of the precise times of the watches, however, it is clear that the late-night watches when a person is least alert are in view here.

[12:38]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “finds (them) thus”; but this has been clarified in the translation by referring to the status (“alert”) mentioned in v. 37.

[12:38]  ¹¹ tn Grk “blessed are they”; the referent (the watchful slaves, v. 37) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:26]  ¹² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “thus” to indicate the implied result of Jesus’ unexpected answer.

[20:26]  ¹³ tn On this term, see BDAG 374 s.v. ἐπιλαμβάνομαι 3.

[20:26]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “to trap him in a saying.”

[20:26]  ¹⁵ tn Or “amazed.”