Lukas 2:24

2:24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is specified in the law of the Lord, a pair of doves ¹  or two young pigeons. ² 

Lukas 15:27

15:27 The slave replied, ³  ‘Your brother has returned, and your father has killed the fattened calf ⁴  because he got his son ⁵  back safe and sound.’

Lukas 20:37

20:37 But even Moses revealed that the dead are raised ⁶  in the passage about the bush, ⁷  where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. ⁸ 

[2:24]  ¹ sn The offering of a pair of doves or two young pigeons, instead of a lamb, speaks of the humble roots of Jesus’ family – they apparently could not afford the expense of a lamb.

[2:24]  ² sn A quotation from Lev 12:8; 5:11 (LXX).

[15:27]  ³ tn Grk “And he said to him.” Here δέ (de) has not been translated. The rest of the phrase has been simplified to “the slave replied,” with the referent (the slave) specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:27]  ⁴ tn See note on the phrase “fattened calf” in v. 23.

[15:27]  ⁵ tn Grk “him”; the referent (the younger son) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:37]  ⁶ tn Grk “But that the dead are raised even Moses revealed.”

[20:37]  ⁷ sn See Exod 3:6. Jesus used a common form of rabbinic citation here to refer to the passage in question.

[20:37]  ⁸ sn A quotation from Exod 3:6.