Discovery BoxLuke 1:63 
Context1:63 He 1 asked for a writing tablet 2 and wrote, 3 “His name is John.” And they were all amazed. 4
Luke 20:6
Context20:6 But if we say, ‘From people,’ all the people will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
Luke 23:18
Context23:18 But they all shouted out together, 5 “Take this man 6 away! Release Barabbas for us!”
1 tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
2 sn The writing tablet requested by Zechariah would have been a wax tablet.
3 tn Grk “and wrote, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant is English and has not been translated.
4 sn The response, they were all amazed, expresses a mixture of surprise and reflection in this setting where they were so certain of what the child’s name would be.
5 tn Grk “together, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant and has not been translated here.
6 tn Grk “this one.” The reference to Jesus as “this man” is pejorative in this context.
