Lukas 2:39

2:39 So ¹  when Joseph and Mary ²  had performed ³  everything according to the law of the Lord, ⁴  they returned to Galilee, to their own town ⁵  of Nazareth. ⁶ 

Lukas 11:50

11:50 so that this generation may be held accountable ⁷  for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning ⁸  of the world, ⁹ 

Lukas 12:40

12:40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.” ¹⁰ 

Lukas 15:32

15:32 It was appropriate ¹¹  to celebrate and be glad, for your brother ¹²  was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.’” ¹³ 

Lukas 22:12

22:12 Then he will show you a large furnished room upstairs. Make preparations there.”

[2:39]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the conclusion of the topic.

[2:39]  ² tn Grk “when they”; the referents (Joseph and Mary) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:39]  ³ tn Or “completed.”

[2:39]  ⁴ sn On the phrase the law of the Lord see Luke 2:22-23.

[2:39]  ⁵ tn Or “city.”

[2:39]  ⁶ map For location see Map1 D3; Map2 C2; Map3 D5; Map4 C1; Map5 G3.

[11:50]  ⁷ tn Or “that this generation may be charged with”; or “the blood of all the prophets… may be required from this generation.” This is a warning of judgment. These people are responsible for the shedding of prophetic blood.

[11:50]  ⁸ tn Or “foundation.” However, this does not suggest a time to the modern reader.

[11:50]  ⁹ tn The order of the clauses in this complicated sentence has been rearranged to simplify it for the modern reader.

[12:40]  ¹⁰ sn Jesus made clear that his coming could not be timed, and suggested it might take some time – so long, in fact, that some would not be looking for him any longer (at an hour when you do not expect him).

[15:32]  ¹¹ tn Or “necessary.”

[15:32]  ¹² sn By referring to him as your brother, the father reminded the older brother that the younger brother was part of the family.

[15:32]  ¹³ sn The theme he was lost and is found is repeated from v. 24. The conclusion is open-ended. The reader is left to ponder with the older son (who pictures the scribes and Pharisees) what the response will be. The parable does not reveal the ultimate response of the older brother. Jesus argued that sinners should be pursued and received back warmly when they returned.