Lukas 2:33

2:33 So ¹  the child’s ²  father ³  and mother were amazed ⁴  at what was said about him.

Lukas 5:11

5:11 So ⁵  when they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed ⁶  him.

Lukas 18:12

18:12 I fast twice ⁷  a week; I give a tenth ⁸  of everything I get.’

[2:33]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the consequential nature of the action.

[2:33]  ² tn Grk “his”; the referent (the child) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:33]  ³ tc Most mss ([A] Θ [Ψ] ˹³ 33 Ï it) read “Joseph,” but in favor of the reading ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ (Jo pathr autou, “his father”) is both external (א B D L W 1 700 1241 pc sa) and internal evidence. Internally, the fact that Mary is not named at this point and that “Joseph” is an obviously motivated reading, intended to prevent confusion over the virgin conception of Christ, argues strongly for ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ as the authentic reading here. See also the tc note on “parents” in 2:43.

[2:33]  ⁴ tn The term refers to the amazement at what was happening as in other places in Luke 1–2 (1:63; 2:18). The participle is plural, while the finite verb used in the periphrastic construction is singular, perhaps to show a unity in the parents’ response (BDF §135.1.d: Luke 8:19).

[5:11]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of Jesus’ pronouncement.

[5:11]  ⁶ sn The expression left everything and followed him pictures discipleship, which means that to learn from Jesus is to follow him as the guiding priority of one’s life.

[18:12]  ⁷ sn The law only required fasting on the Day of Atonement. Such voluntary fasting as this practiced twice a week by the Pharisee normally took place on Monday and Thursday.

[18:12]  ⁸ tn Or “I tithe.”