Lukas 2:45

2:45 When ¹  they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem ²  to look for him.

Lukas 24:52

24:52 So ³  they worshiped ⁴  him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, ⁵ 

Lukas 2:20

2:20 So ⁶  the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising ⁷  God for all they had heard and seen; everything was just as they had been told. ⁸ 

Lukas 10:17

10:17 Then ⁹  the seventy-two ¹⁰  returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to ¹¹  us in your name!” ¹² 

Lukas 24:33

24:33 So ¹³  they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. ¹⁴  They ¹⁵  found the eleven and those with them gathered together

[2:45]  ¹ tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[2:45]  ² sn The return to Jerusalem would have taken a second day, since they were already one day’s journey away.

[24:52]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of Jesus’ ascension and the concluding summary of Luke’s Gospel.

[24:52]  ⁴ tc The reference to worship is lacking in the Western ms D, its last major omission in this Gospel.

[24:52]  ⁵ sn Joy is another key theme for Luke: 1:14; 2:10; 8:13; 10:17; 15:7, 10; 24:41.

[2:20]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the conclusion of the topic.

[2:20]  ⁷ sn The mention of glorifying and praising God is the second note of praise in this section; see Luke 2:13-14.

[2:20]  ⁸ tn Grk “just as [it] had been spoken to them.” This has been simplified in the English translation by making the prepositional phrase (“to them”) the subject of the passive verb.

[2:20]  sn The closing remark just as they had been told notes a major theme of Luke 1-2 as he sought to reassure Theophilus: God does what he says he will do.

[10:17]  ⁹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[10:17]  ¹⁰ tc See the tc note on the number “seventy-two” in Luke 10:1.

[10:17]  ¹¹ tn Or “the demons obey”; see L&N 36.18.

[10:17]  ¹² tn The prepositional phrase “in your name” indicates the sphere of authority for the messengers’ work of exorcism.

[24:33]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the Lord’s appearance to them.

[24:33]  ¹⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[24:33]  ¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.