Lukas 1:29

1:29 But ¹  she was greatly troubled ²  by his words and began to wonder about the meaning of this greeting. ³ 

Lukas 1:44

1:44 For the instant ⁴  the sound of your greeting reached my ears, ⁵  the baby in my womb leaped for joy. ⁶ 

Lukas 10:3

10:3 Go! I ⁷  am sending you out like lambs ⁸  surrounded by wolves. ⁹ 

[1:29]  ¹ tc Most mss (A C Θ 0130 ˹³ Ï lat sy) have ἰδοῦσα (idousa, “when [she] saw [the angel]”) here as well, making Mary’s concern the appearance of the angel. This construction is harder than the shorter reading since it adds a transitive verb without an explicit object. However, the shorter reading has significant support (א B D L W Ψ Ë¹ 565 579 1241 sa) and on balance should probably be considered authentic.

[1:29]  ² sn On the phrase greatly troubled see 1:12. Mary’s reaction was like Zechariah’s response.

[1:29]  ³ tn Grk “to wonder what kind of greeting this might be.” Luke often uses the optative this way to reveal a figure’s thinking (3:15; 8:9; 18:36; 22:23).

[1:44]  ⁴ tn Grk “for behold.”

[1:44]  ⁵ tn Grk “when the sound of your greeting [reached] my ears.”

[1:44]  ⁶ sn On the statement the baby in my womb leaped for joy see both 1:14 and 1:47. This notes a fulfillment of God’s promised word.

[10:3]  ⁷ tn Grk “Behold I.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[10:3]  ⁸ sn On the imagery of lambs see Isa 40:11, Ezek 34:11-31, and John 10:1-18.

[10:3]  ⁹ sn This imagery of wolves is found in intertestamental Judaism as well; see Pss. Sol. 8:23.