Luke 1:63

1:63 He ¹  asked for a writing tablet ²  and wrote, ³  “His name is John.” And they were all amazed. ⁴ 

Luke 8:30

8:30 Jesus then ⁵  asked him, “What is your name?” He ⁶  said, “Legion,” ⁷  because many demons had entered him.

Luke 18:40

18:40 So ⁸  Jesus stopped and ordered the beggar ⁹  to be brought to him. When the man ¹⁰  came near, Jesus ¹¹  asked him,

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¹ tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² sn The writing tablet requested by Zechariah would have been a wax tablet.

³ tn Grk “and wrote, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant is English and has not been translated.

⁴ sn The response, they were all amazed, expresses a mixture of surprise and reflection in this setting where they were so certain of what the child’s name would be.

⁵ tn Grk “And Jesus.” Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to pick up the sequence of the narrative prior to the parenthetical note by the author.

⁶ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁷ sn The name Legion means “thousands,” a word taken from a Latin term for a large group of soldiers. The term not only suggests a multiple possession, but also adds a military feel to the account. This is a true battle.

⁸ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the beggar’s cries.

⁹ tn Grk “ordered him”; the referent (the blind beggar, v. 35) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁰ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the beggar) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.