Discovery BoxLuke 1:70 
Context1:70 as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from long ago, 1
Luke 11:47
Context11:47 Woe to you! You build 2 the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors 3 killed.
Luke 16:29
Context16:29 But Abraham said, 4 ‘They have Moses and the prophets; they must respond to 5 them.’
1 tn Grk “from the ages,” “from eternity.”
2 sn The effect of what the experts in the law were doing was to deny the message of the prophets and thus honor their death by supporting those who had sought their removal. The charge that this is what previous generations did shows the problem is chronic. As T. W. Manson said, the charge here is “The only prophet you honor is a dead prophet!” (The Sayings of Jesus, 101).
3 tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”
4 tn Grk “says.” This is one of the few times Luke uses the historical present.
5 tn Or “obey”; Grk “hear.” This recalls the many OT texts calling for a righteous heart to respond to people in need (Deut 14:28-29; Isa 3:14-15; Amos 2:6-8; Mic 2:1-2; Zech 7:9-10).
