10:17 Then 1 the seventy-two 2 returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to 3 us in your name!” 4
1 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
2 tc See the tc note on the number “seventy-two” in Luke 10:1.
3 tn Or “the demons obey”; see L&N 36.18.
4 tn The prepositional phrase “in your name” indicates the sphere of authority for the messengers’ work of exorcism.