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 8:30
Context8:30 Jesus then 5 asked him, “What is your name?” He 6 said, “Legion,” 7 because many demons had entered him.
Luke 18:40
Context18:40 So 8 Jesus stopped and ordered the beggar 9 to be brought to him. When the man 10 came near, Jesus 11 asked him,
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 “And Jesus.” Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to pick up the sequence of the narrative prior to the parenthetical note by the author.
6 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
7 sn The name Legion means “thousands,” a word taken from a Latin term for a large group of soldiers. The term not only suggests a multiple possession, but also adds a military feel to the account. This is a true battle.
8 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the beggar’s cries.
9 tn Grk “ordered him”; the referent (the blind beggar, v. 35) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
10 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the beggar) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
11 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
