Discovery BoxLuke 1:24 
Context1:24 After some time 1 his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, 2 and for five months she kept herself in seclusion. 3 She said, 4
Luke 1:31
Context1:31 Listen: 5 You will become pregnant 6 and give birth to 7 a son, and you will name him 8 Jesus. 9
Luke 1:36
Context1:36 “And look, 10 your relative 11 Elizabeth has also become pregnant with 12 a son in her old age – although she was called barren, she is now in her sixth month! 13
1 tn Grk “After these days.” The phrase refers to a general, unspecified period of time that passes before fulfillment comes.
2 tn Or “Elizabeth conceived.”
3 sn The text does not state why Elizabeth withdrew into seclusion, nor is the reason entirely clear.
4 tn Grk “she kept herself in seclusion, saying.” The participle λέγουσα (legousa) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
5 tn Grk “And behold.”
6 tn Grk “you will conceive in your womb.”
7 tn Or “and bear.”
8 tn Grk “you will call his name.”
9 tn See v. 13 for a similar construction.
sn You will name him Jesus. This verse reflects the birth announcement of a major figure; see 1:13; Gen 16:7; Judg 13:5; Isa 7:14. The Greek form of the name Ihsous, which was translated into Latin as Jesus, is the same as the Hebrew Yeshua (Joshua), which means “Yahweh saves” (Yahweh is typically rendered as “Lord” in the OT). It was a fairly common name among Jews in 1st century Palestine, as references to a number of people by this name in the LXX and Josephus indicate.
10 tn Grk “behold.”
11 tn Some translations render the word συγγενίς (sungeni") as “cousin” (so Phillips) but the term is not necessarily this specific.
12 tn Or “has conceived.”
13 tn Grk “and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren.” Yet another note on Elizabeth’s loss of reproach also becomes a sign of the truth of the angel’s declaration.
