Luke 2:27

2:27 So ¹  Simeon, ²  directed by the Spirit, ³  came into the temple courts, ⁴  and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what was customary according to the law, ⁵ 

Luke 2:48

2:48 When ⁶  his parents ⁷  saw him, they were overwhelmed. His ⁸  mother said to him, “Child, ⁹  why have you treated ¹⁰  us like this? Look, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously.” ¹¹ 

Luke 18:29

18:29 Then ¹²  Jesus ¹³  said to them, “I tell you the truth, ¹⁴  there is no one who has left home or wife or brothers ¹⁵  or parents or children for the sake of God’s kingdom

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¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the consequential nature of the action.

² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Simeon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Grk “So in the Spirit” or “So by the Spirit,” but since it refers to the Spirit’s direction the expanded translation “directed by the Spirit” is used here.

⁴ tn Grk “the temple.”

sn The temple courts is a reference to the larger temple area, not the holy place. Simeon was either in the court of the Gentiles or the court of women, since Mary was present.

⁵ tn Grk “to do for him according to the custom of the law.” See Luke 2:22-24.

⁶ tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁷ tn Grk “when they”; the referent (his parents) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁸ tn Grk “And his.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁹ tn The Greek word here is τέκνον (teknon) rather than υἱός (Juios, “son”).

¹⁰ tn Or “Child, why did you do this to us?”

¹¹ tn Or “your father and I have been terribly worried looking for you.”

¹² tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

¹³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁴ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

¹⁵ tn The term “brothers” could be understood as generic here, referring to either male or female siblings. However, it is noteworthy that in the parallel passages in both Matt 19:29 and Mark 10:29, “sisters” are explicitly mentioned in the Greek text.