Lukas 3:23

The Genealogy of Jesus

3:23 So ¹  Jesus, when he began his ministry, ²  was about thirty years old. He was ³  the son (as was supposed) ⁴  of Joseph, the son ⁵  of Heli,

Lukas 4:37

4:37 So ⁶  the news ⁷  about him spread into all areas of the region. ⁸ 

Lukas 7:1

Healing the Centurion’s Slave

7:1 After Jesus ⁹  had finished teaching all this to the people, ¹⁰  he entered Capernaum. ¹¹ 

Lukas 14:25

Counting the Cost

14:25 Now large crowds ¹²  were accompanying Jesus, ¹³  and turning to them he said,

Lukas 20:45

Jesus Warns the Disciples against Pride

20:45 As ¹⁴  all the people were listening, Jesus ¹⁵  said to his disciples,

[3:23]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the summary nature of the statement.

[3:23]  ² tn The words “his ministry” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the contemporary English reader.

[3:23]  ³ tn Grk “of age, being.” Due to the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the participle ὤν (wn) has been translated as a finite verb with the pronoun “he” supplied as subject, and a new sentence begun in the translation at this point.

[3:23]  ⁴ sn The parenthetical remark as was supposed makes it clear that Joseph was not the biological father of Jesus. But a question still remains whose genealogy this is. Mary is nowhere mentioned, so this may simply refer to the line of Joseph, who would have functioned as Jesus’ legal father, much like stepchildren can have when they are adopted by a second parent.

[3:23]  ⁵ tc Several of the names in the list have alternate spellings in the ms tradition, but most of these are limited to a few mss. Only significant differences are considered in the notes through v. 38.

[3:23]  tn The construction of the genealogy is consistent throughout as a genitive article (τοῦ, tou) marks sonship. Unlike Matthew’s genealogy, this one runs from Jesus down. It also goes all the way to Adam, not stopping at Abraham as Matthew’s does. Jesus has come for all races of humanity. Both genealogies go through David.

[4:37]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate resultative nature of the action.

[4:37]  ⁷ tn That is, “information concerning a person or an event – ‘report, news, word, information’” (L&N 33.211).

[4:37]  ⁸ sn Given Luke 4:31, the phrase the region is a reference to Galilee.

[7:1]  ⁹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:1]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “After he had completed all his sayings in the hearing of the people.”

[7:1]  ¹¹ sn Capernaum was a town on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, 680 ft (204 m) below sea level. It was a major trade and economic center in the North Galilean region.

[7:1]  map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 C3; Map3 B2.

[14:25]  ¹² sn It is important to note that the following remarks are not just to disciples, but to the large crowds who were following Jesus.

[14:25]  ¹³ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:45]  ¹⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[20:45]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.