Discovery BoxLuke 1:30 
Context1:30 So 1 the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, 2 Mary, for you have found favor 3 with God!
Luke 8:50
Context8:50 But when Jesus heard this, he told 4 him, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.” 5
Luke 9:34
Context9:34 As 6 he was saying this, a cloud 7 came 8 and overshadowed 9 them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
Luke 12:32
Context12:32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is well pleased 10 to give you the kingdom.
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate that Gabriel’s statement is a response to Mary’s perplexity over the greeting.
2 sn Do not be afraid. See 1:13 for a similar statement to Zechariah.
3 tn Or “grace.”
sn The expression found favor is a Semitism, common in the OT (Gen 6:8; 18:3; 43:14; 2 Sam 15:25). God has chosen to act on this person’s behalf.
4 tn Grk “answered.”
5 tn Or “will be delivered”; Grk “will be saved.” This should not be understood as an expression for full salvation in the immediate context; it refers only to the girl’s healing.
6 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
7 sn This cloud is the cloud of God’s presence and the voice is his as well.
8 tn Or “appeared.”
9 tn Or “surrounded.”
10 tn Or perhaps, “your Father chooses.”
