10:17 Then 4 the seventy-two 5 returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to 6 us in your name!” 7
1 tn Grk “for behold.”
2 tn Grk “when the sound of your greeting [reached] my ears.”
3 sn On the statement the baby in my womb leaped for joy see both 1:14 and 1:47. This notes a fulfillment of God’s promised word.
4 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
5 tc See the tc note on the number “seventy-two” in Luke 10:1.
6 tn Or “the demons obey”; see L&N 36.18.
7 tn The prepositional phrase “in your name” indicates the sphere of authority for the messengers’ work of exorcism.