Luke 1:49

1:49 because he who is mighty ¹  has done great things for me, and holy is his name;

Luke 14:16

14:16 But Jesus ²  said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet ³  and invited ⁴  many guests. ⁵ 

Luke 24:52

24:52 So ⁶  they worshiped ⁷  him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, ⁸ 

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¹ tn Traditionally, “the Mighty One.”

² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Or “dinner.”

⁴ sn Presumably those invited would have sent a reply with the invitation stating their desire to attend, much like a modern R.S.V.P. Then they waited for the servant to announce the beginning of the celebration (D. L. Bock, Luke [BECNT], 2:1272).

⁵ tn The word “guests” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of Jesus’ ascension and the concluding summary of Luke’s Gospel.

⁷ tc The reference to worship is lacking in the Western ms D, its last major omission in this Gospel.

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