Lukas 1:52

1:52 He has brought down the mighty ¹  from their thrones, and has lifted up those of lowly position; ² 

Lukas 19:6

19:6 So he came down quickly ³  and welcomed Jesus ⁴  joyfully. ⁵ 

Lukas 24:52

24:52 So ⁶  they worshiped ⁷  him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, ⁸ 

[1:52]  ¹ tn Or “rulers.”

[1:52]  ² tn Or “those of humble position”

[1:52]  sn The contrast between the mighty and those of lowly position is fundamental for Luke. God cares for those that the powerful ignore (Luke 4:18-19).

[19:6]  ³ tn Grk “hastening, he came down.” σπεύσας (speusas) has been translated as a participle of manner.

[19:6]  ⁴ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:6]  ⁵ tn The participle χαίρων (cairwn) has been taken as indicating manner.

[19:6]  sn Zacchaeus responded joyfully. Luke likes to mention joy as a response to what God was doing (1:14; 2:10; 10:20; 13:17; 15:5, 32; 19:37; 24:41, 52).

[24:52]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of Jesus’ ascension and the concluding summary of Luke’s Gospel.

[24:52]  ⁷ tc The reference to worship is lacking in the Western ms D, its last major omission in this Gospel.

[24:52]  ⁸ sn Joy is another key theme for Luke: 1:14; 2:10; 8:13; 10:17; 15:7, 10; 24:41.