Lukas 2:40

2:40 And the child grew and became strong, ¹  filled with wisdom, ²  and the favor ³  of God ⁴  was upon him.

Lukas 7:30

7:30 However, the Pharisees ⁵  and the experts in religious law ⁶  rejected God’s purpose ⁷  for themselves, because they had not been baptized ⁸  by John. ⁹ ) ¹⁰ 

Lukas 19:27

19:27 But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king, ¹¹  bring them here and slaughter ¹²  them ¹³  in front of me!’”

Lukas 22:21

A Final Discourse

22:21 “But look, the hand of the one who betrays ¹⁴  me is with me on the table. ¹⁵ 

[2:40]  ¹ tc Most mss (A Θ Ψ Ë^1,13 33 Ï) read πνεύματι (pneumati, “in spirit”) after “became strong,” but this looks like an assimilation to Luke 1:80. The better witnesses (א B D L N W pc lat co) lack the word.

[2:40]  ² sn With the description grew and became strong, filled with wisdom Luke emphasizes the humanity of Jesus and his growth toward maturity.

[2:40]  ³ tn Or “grace.”

[2:40]  ⁴ sn On the phrase the favor of God see Luke 1:66.

[7:30]  ⁵ sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.

[7:30]  ⁶ tn That is, the experts in the interpretation of the Mosaic law (see also Luke 5:17, although the Greek term is not identical there, and Luke 10:25, where it is the same).

[7:30]  ⁷ tn Or “plan.”

[7:30]  ⁸ tn The participle βαπτισθέντες (baptisqente") has been translated as a causal adverbial participle; it could also be translated as means (“for themselves, by not having been baptized”). This is similar to the translation found in the NRSV.

[7:30]  ⁹ tn Grk “by him”; the referent (John the Baptist) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:30]  ¹⁰ sn Luke 7:29-30 forms something of an aside by the author. To indicate this, they have been placed in parentheses.

[19:27]  ¹¹ tn Grk “to rule over them.”

[19:27]  ¹² tn This term, when used of people rather than animals, has some connotations of violence and mercilessness (L&N 20.72).

[19:27]  ¹³ sn Slaughter them. To reject the king is to face certain judgment from him.

[22:21]  ¹⁴ sn The one who betrays me. Jesus knows about Judas and what he has done.

[22:21]  ¹⁵ sn The point of Jesus’ comment here is not to identify the specific individual per se, but to indicate that it is one who was close to him – somebody whom no one would suspect. His comment serves to heighten the treachery of Judas’ betrayal.