1:53 he has filled the hungry with good things, 1 and has sent the rich away empty. 2
1 sn Good things refers not merely to material blessings, but blessings that come from knowing God.
2 sn Another fundamental contrast of Luke’s is between the hungry and the rich (Luke 6:20-26).
3 tn Here the word “and” has been supplied to make it clear that the disciples who had been to Emmaus found the eleven plus the others gathered and saying this.
4 sn The Lord…has appeared to Simon. Jesus had made another appearance besides the one on the road. The excitement was rising. Simon refers to Simon Peter.