Lukas 2:5

2:5 He went ¹  to be registered with Mary, who was promised in marriage to him, ²  and who was expecting a child.

Lukas 2:16

2:16 So they hurried off and located Mary and Joseph, and found the baby lying in a manger. ³ 

Lukas 2:19

2:19 But Mary treasured up all these words, pondering in her heart what they might mean. ⁴ 

Lukas 2:34

2:34 Then ⁵  Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, “Listen carefully: ⁶  This child ⁷  is destined to be the cause of the falling and rising ⁸  of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be rejected. ⁹ 

[2:5]  ¹ tn The words “He went” are not in the Greek text, but have been supplied to begin a new sentence in the translation. The Greek sentence is longer and more complex than normal contemporary English usage.

[2:5]  ² tn Traditionally, “Mary, his betrothed.” Although often rendered in contemporary English as “Mary, who was engaged to him,” this may give the modern reader a wrong impression, since Jewish marriages in this period were typically arranged marriages. The term ἐμνηστευμένῃ (emnhsteumenh) may suggest that the marriage is not yet consummated, not necessarily that they are not currently married. Some mss read “the betrothed to him wife”; others, simply “his wife.” These readings, though probably not original, may give the right sense.

[2:16]  ³ tn Or “a feeding trough.”

[2:19]  ⁴ tn The term συμβάλλουσα (sumballousa) suggests more than remembering. She is trying to put things together here (Josephus, Ant. 2.5.3 [2.72]). The words “what they might mean” have been supplied in the translation to make this clear. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[2:34]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[2:34]  ⁶ tn Grk “behold.”

[2:34]  ⁷ tn Grk “this one”; the referent (the child) is supplied in the translation for clarity.

[2:34]  ⁸ sn The phrase the falling and rising of many emphasizes that Jesus will bring division in the nation, as some will be judged (falling) and others blessed (rising) because of how they respond to him. The language is like Isa 8:14-15 and conceptually like Isa 28:13-16. Here is the first hint that Jesus’ coming will be accompanied with some difficulties.

[2:34]  ⁹ tn Grk “and for a sign of contradiction.”