Lukas 1:3

1:3 So ¹  it seemed good to me as well, ²  because I have followed ³  all things carefully from the beginning, to write an orderly account ⁴  for you, most excellent Theophilus,

Lukas 11:22

11:22 But ⁵  when a stronger man ⁶  attacks ⁷  and conquers him, he takes away the first man’s ⁸  armor on which the man relied ⁹  and divides up ¹⁰  his plunder. ¹¹ 

[1:3]  ¹ tn The conjunction “so” is supplied here to bring out the force of the latter part of this Greek sentence, which the translation divides up because of English style. Luke, in compiling his account, is joining a tradition with good precedent.

[1:3]  ² sn When Luke says it seemed good to me as well he is not being critical of the earlier accounts, but sees himself stepping into a tradition of reporting about Jesus to which he will add uniquely a second volume on the early church when he writes the Book of Acts.

[1:3]  ³ tn Grk “having followed”; the participle παρηκολουθηκότι (parhkolouqhkoti) has been translated causally.

[1:3]  ⁴ sn An orderly account does not necessarily mean that all events are recorded in the exact chronological sequence in which they occurred, but that the account produced is an orderly one. This could include, for example, thematic or topical order rather than strict chronological order.

[11:22]  ⁵ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[11:22]  ⁶ tn The referent of the expression “a stronger man” is Jesus.

[11:22]  ⁷ tn Grk “stronger man than he attacks.”

[11:22]  ⁸ tn Grk “his”; the referent (the first man mentioned) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:22]  ⁹ tn Grk “on which he relied.”

[11:22]  ¹⁰ tn Or “and distributes.”

[11:22]  ¹¹ sn Some see the imagery here as similar to Eph 4:7-10, although no opponents are explicitly named in that passage. Jesus has the victory over Satan. Jesus’ acts of healing mean that the war is being won and the kingdom is coming.