Luke 2:2

2:2 This was the first registration, taken when Quirinius was governor ¹  of Syria.

Luke 10:5

10:5 Whenever ²  you enter a house, ³  first say, ‘May peace ⁴  be on this house!’

Luke 17:25

17:25 But first he must ⁵  suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

Luke 20:29

20:29 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman ⁶  and died without children.

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¹ tn Or “was a minister of Syria.” This term could simply refer to an administrative role Quirinius held as opposed to being governor (Josephus, Ant. 18.4.2 [18.88]). See also Luke 2:1.

² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

³ tn Grk “Into whatever house you enter.” This acts as a distributive, meaning every house they enter; this is expressed more naturally in English as “whenever you enter a house.”

⁴ sn The statement ‘May peace be on this house!’ is really a benediction, asking for God’s blessing. The requested shalom (peace) is understood as coming from God.

⁵ sn The Son of Man’s suffering and rejection by this generation is another “it is necessary” type of event in God’s plan (Luke 4:43; 24:7, 26, 44) and the fifth passion prediction in Luke’s account (9:22, 44; 12:50; 13:32-33; for the last, see 18:32-33).

⁶ tn Grk “took a wife” (an idiom for marrying a woman).