Lukas 2:21

2:21 At ¹  the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given by the angel ²  before he was conceived in the womb.

Lukas 12:45

12:45 But if ³  that ⁴  slave should say to himself, ⁵  ‘My master is delayed ⁶  in returning,’ and he begins to beat ⁷  the other ⁸  slaves, both men and women, ⁹  and to eat, drink, and get drunk,

Lukas 15:6

15:6 Returning ¹⁰  home, he calls together ¹¹  his ¹²  friends and neighbors, telling them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.’

Lukas 22:56

22:56 Then a slave girl, ¹³  seeing him as he sat in the firelight, stared at him and said, “This man was with him too!”

[2:21]  ¹ tn Grk “And when eight days were completed.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[2:21]  ² sn Jesus’ parents obeyed the angel as Zechariah and Elizabeth had (1:57-66). These events are taking place very much under God’s direction.

[12:45]  ³ tn In the Greek text this is a third class condition that for all practical purposes is a hypothetical condition (note the translation of the following verb “should say”).

[12:45]  ⁴ tn The term “that” (ἐκεῖνος, ekeino") is used as a catchword to list out, in the form of a number of hypothetical circumstances, what the possible responses of “that” servant could be. He could be faithful (vv. 43-44) or totally unfaithful (vv. 45-46). He does not complete his master’s will with knowledge (v. 47) or from ignorance (v 48). These differences are indicated by the different levels of punishment in vv. 46-48.

[12:45]  ⁵ tn Grk “should say in his heart.”

[12:45]  ⁶ tn Or “is taking a long time.”

[12:45]  ⁷ sn The slave’s action in beginning to beat the other slaves was not only a failure to carry out what was commanded but involved doing the exact reverse.

[12:45]  ⁸ tn The word “other” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

[12:45]  ⁹ tn Grk “the menservants and the maidservants.” The term here, used in both masculine and feminine grammatical forms, is παῖς (pais), which can refer to a slave, but also to a slave who is a personal servant, and thus regarded kindly (L&N 87.77).

[15:6]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “And coming into his…” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[15:6]  ¹¹ sn A touch of drama may be present, as the term calls together can mean a formal celebration (1 Kgs 1:9-10).

[15:6]  ¹² tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215). It occurs before “neighbors” as well (“his friends and his neighbors”) but has not been translated the second time because of English style.

[22:56]  ¹³ tn The Greek term here is παιδίσκη (paidiskh), referring to a slave girl or slave woman.