Luke 1:43

1:43 And who am I 1  that the mother of my Lord should come and visit me?

Luke 2:33

2:33 So 2  the child’s 3  father 4  and mother were amazed 5  at what was said about him.

Luke 8:20

8:20 So 6  he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”

1 tn Grk “From where this to me?” The translation suggests the note of humility and surprise that Elizabeth feels in being a part of these events. The ἵνα (Jina) clause which follows explains what “this” is. A literal translation would read “From where this to me, that is, that the mother of my Lord comes to visit me?”

2 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the consequential nature of the action.

3 tn Grk “his”; the referent (the child) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

4 tc Most mss ([A] Θ [Ψ] Ë13 33 Ï it) read “Joseph,” but in favor of the reading ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ (Jo pathr autou, “his father”) is both external (א B D L W 1 700 1241 pc sa) and internal evidence. Internally, the fact that Mary is not named at this point and that “Joseph” is an obviously motivated reading, intended to prevent confusion over the virgin conception of Christ, argues strongly for ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ as the authentic reading here. See also the tc note on “parents” in 2:43.

5 tn The term refers to the amazement at what was happening as in other places in Luke 1–2 (1:63; 2:18). The participle is plural, while the finite verb used in the periphrastic construction is singular, perhaps to show a unity in the parents’ response (BDF §135.1.d: Luke 8:19).

6 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the sequence of events.