Luke 2:34

2:34 Then ¹  Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, “Listen carefully: ²  This child ³  is destined to be the cause of the falling and rising ⁴  of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be rejected. 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 4:38

4:38 After Jesus left ¹²  the synagogue, he entered Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus ¹³  to help her. ¹⁴ 

Luke 7:12

7:12 As he approached the town gate, a man ¹⁵  who had died was being carried out, ¹⁶  the only son of his mother (who ¹⁷  was a widow ¹⁸ ), and a large crowd from the town ¹⁹  was with her.

Luke 8:51

8:51 Now when he came to the house, Jesus ²⁰  did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, ²¹  and James, and the child’s father and mother.

Luke 14:26

14:26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate ²²  his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life, ²³  he cannot be my disciple.

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¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

² tn Grk “behold.”

³ tn Grk “this one”; the referent (the child) is supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁴ sn The phrase the falling and rising of many emphasizes that Jesus will bring division in the nation, as some will be judged (falling) and others blessed (rising) because of how they respond to him. The language is like Isa 8:14-15 and conceptually like Isa 28:13-16. Here is the first hint that Jesus’ coming will be accompanied with some difficulties.

⁵ tn Grk “and for a sign of contradiction.”

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 Grk “Arising from the synagogue, he entered.” The participle ἀναστάς (anastas) has been taken temporally here, and the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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

¹⁴ tn Grk “they asked him about her.” It is clear from the context that they were concerned about her physical condition. The verb “to help” in the translation makes this explicit.

¹⁵ tn Grk “behold.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

¹⁶ tn That is, carried out for burial. This was a funeral procession.

¹⁷ tn Grk “and she.” The clause introduced by καί (kai) has been translated as a relative clause for the sake of English style.

¹⁸ sn The description of the woman as a widow would mean that she was now socially alone and without protection in 1st century Jewish culture.

¹⁹ tn Or “city.”

²⁰ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²¹ tn Grk “and John,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

²² tn This figurative use operates on a relative scale. God is to be loved more than family or self.

²³ tn Grk “his own soul,” but ψυχή (yuch) is frequently used of one’s physical life. It clearly has that meaning in this context.