Lukas 2:26
Konteks2:26 It 1 had been revealed 2 to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die 3 before 4 he had seen the Lord’s Christ. 5
Lukas 10:21
Konteks10:21 On that same occasion 6 Jesus 7 rejoiced 8 in the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise 9 you, Father, Lord 10 of heaven and earth, because 11 you have hidden these things from the wise 12 and intelligent, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your gracious will. 13
[2:26] 1 tn Grk “And it.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[2:26] 2 tn The use of the passive suggests a revelation by God, and in the OT the corresponding Hebrew term represented here by κεχρηματισμένον (kecrhmatismenon) indicated some form of direct revelation from God (Jer 25:30; 33:2; Job 40:8).
[2:26] 3 tn Grk “would not see death” (an idiom for dying).
[2:26] 4 tn On the grammar of this temporal clause, see BDF §§383.3; 395.
[2:26] 5 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”
[2:26] sn The revelation to Simeon that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ is yet another example of a promise fulfilled in Luke 1-2. Also, see the note on Christ in 2:11.
[10:21] 6 tn Grk “In that same hour” (L&N 67.1).
[10:21] 7 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[10:21] 8 sn Jesus rejoiced. The account of the mission in 10:1-24 ends with several remarks about joy.
[10:21] 10 sn The title Lord is an important name for God, showing his sovereignty, but it is interesting that it comes next to a reference to the Father, a term indicative of God’s care. The two concepts are often related in the NT; see Eph 1:3-6.
[10:21] 12 sn See 1 Cor 1:26-31.
[10:21] 13 tn Grk “for (to do) thus was well pleasing before you,” BDAG 325 s.v. ἔμπροσθεν 1.δ; speaking of something taking place “before” God is a reverential way of avoiding direct connection of the action to him.
