Lukas 1:45

1:45 And blessed ¹  is she who believed that ²  what was spoken to her by ³  the Lord would be fulfilled.” ⁴ 

Lukas 1:51

1:51 He has demonstrated power ⁵  with his arm; he has scattered those whose pride wells up from the sheer arrogance ⁶  of their hearts.

Lukas 18:1

Prayer and the Parable of the Persistent Widow

18:1 Then ⁷  Jesus ⁸  told them a parable to show them they should always ⁹  pray and not lose heart. ¹⁰ 

Lukas 18:33

18:33 They will flog him severely ¹¹  and kill him. Yet ¹²  on the third day he will rise again.”

Lukas 21:29

The Parable of the Fig Tree

21:29 Then ¹³  he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the other trees. ¹⁴ 

Lukas 22:39

On the Mount of Olives

22:39 Then ¹⁵  Jesus ¹⁶  went out and made his way, ¹⁷  as he customarily did, to the Mount of Olives, ¹⁸  and the disciples followed him.

[1:45]  ¹ sn Again the note of being blessed makes the key point of the passage about believing God.

[1:45]  ² tn This ὅτι (Joti) clause, technically indirect discourse after πιστεύω (pisteuw), explains the content of the faith, a belief in God’s promise coming to pass.

[1:45]  ³ tn That is, “what was said to her (by the angel) at the Lord’s command” (BDAG 756 s.v. παρά A.2).

[1:45]  ⁴ tn Grk “that there would be a fulfillment of what was said to her from the Lord.”

[1:45]  sn This term speaks of completion of something planned (2 Chr 29:35).

[1:51]  ⁵ tn Or “shown strength,” “performed powerful deeds.” The verbs here switch to aorist tense through 1:55. This is how God will act in general for his people as they look to his ultimate deliverance.

[1:51]  ⁶ tn Grk “in the imaginations of their hearts.” The psalm rebukes the arrogance of the proud, who think that power is their sovereign right. Here διανοίᾳ (dianoia) can be understood as a dative of sphere or reference/respect.

[18:1]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[18:1]  ⁸ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:1]  ⁹ tn Or “should pray at all times” (L&N 67.88).

[18:1]  ¹⁰ sn This is one of the few parables that comes with an explanation at the start: …they should always pray and not lose heart. It is part of Luke’s goal in encouraging Theophilus (1:4).

[18:33]  ¹¹ tn Traditionally, “scourge” (the term means to beat severely with a whip, L&N 19.9). BDAG 620 s.v. μαστιγόω 1. states, “Of the beating (Lat. verberatio) given those condemned to death…J 19:1; cf. Mt 20:19; Mk 10:34; Lk 18:33.” Here the term has been translated “flog…severely” to distinguish it from the term φραγελλόω (fragellow) used in Matt 27:26; Mark 15:15.

[18:33]  ¹² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “yet” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[21:29]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[21:29]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “all the trees.”

[22:39]  ¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[22:39]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:39]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “went.”

[22:39]  ¹⁸ sn See the note on the Mount of Olives in Luke 19:29.