Discovery BoxLuke 1:1 
Context1:1 Now 1 many have undertaken to compile an account 2 of the things 3 that have been fulfilled 4 among us,
Luke 1:45
Context1:45 And blessed 5 is she who believed that 6 what was spoken to her by 7 the Lord would be fulfilled.” 8
Luke 4:21
Context4:21 Then 9 he began to tell them, “Today 10 this scripture has been fulfilled even as you heard it being read.” 11
Luke 22:16
Context22:16 For I tell you, I will not eat it again 12 until it is fulfilled 13 in the kingdom of God.” 14
1 tn Grk “Since” or “Because.” This begins a long sentence that extends through v. 4. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence and the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences, the Greek sentence has been divided up into shorter English sentences in the translation.
2 tn This is sometimes translated “narrative,” but the term itself can refer to an oral or written account. It is the verb “undertaken” which suggests a written account, since it literally is “to set one’s hand” to something (BDAG 386 s.v. ἐπιχειρέω). “Narrative” is too specific, denoting a particular genre of work for the accounts that existed in the earlier tradition. Not all of that material would have been narrative.
3 tn Or “events.”
4 tn Or “have been accomplished.” Given Luke’s emphasis on divine design (e.g., Luke 24:43-47) a stronger sense (“fulfilled”) is better than a mere reference to something having taken place (“accomplished”).
5 sn Again the note of being blessed makes the key point of the passage about believing God.
6 tn This ὅτι (Joti) clause, technically indirect discourse after πιστεύω (pisteuw), explains the content of the faith, a belief in God’s promise coming to pass.
7 tn That is, “what was said to her (by the angel) at the Lord’s command” (BDAG 756 s.v. παρά A.2).
8 tn Grk “that there would be a fulfillment of what was said to her from the Lord.”
sn This term speaks of completion of something planned (2 Chr 29:35).
9 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
10 sn See the note on today in 2:11.
11 tn Grk “in your hearing.”
12 tn Although the word “again” is not in the Greek text, it is supplied to indicate that Jesus did indeed partake of this Passover meal, as statements in v. 18 suggest (“from now on”). For more complete discussion see D. L. Bock, Luke (BECNT), 2:1720.
13 sn Jesus looked to a celebration in the kingdom to come when the Passover is fulfilled. This reference could well suggest that some type of commemorative sacrifice and meal will be celebrated then, as the antecedent is the Passover sacrifice. The reference is not to the Lord’s supper as some argue, but the Passover.
14 sn The kingdom of God here refers to the kingdom in all its power. See Luke 17:20-37.
