2:21 At 1 the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given by the angel 2 before he was conceived in the womb.
9:28 Now 3 about eight days 4 after these sayings, Jesus 5 took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up the mountain to pray.
1 tn Grk “And when eight days were completed.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
2 sn Jesus’ parents obeyed the angel as Zechariah and Elizabeth had (1:57-66). These events are taking place very much under God’s direction.
3 tn Grk “Now it happened that about.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
4 tn Matt 17:1 and Mark 9:2 specify the interval more exactly, saying it was the sixth day. Luke uses ὡσεί (Jwsei, “about”) to give an approximate reference.
5 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.