Discovery BoxLuke 2:2 
Context2:2 This was the first registration, taken when Quirinius was governor 1 of Syria.
Luke 10:5
Context10:5 Whenever 2 you enter a house, 3 first say, ‘May peace 4 be on this house!’
Luke 17:25
Context17:25 But first he must 5 suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
Luke 20:29
Context20:29 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman 6 and died without children.
1 tn Or “was a minister of Syria.” This term could simply refer to an administrative role Quirinius held as opposed to being governor (Josephus, Ant. 18.4.2 [18.88]). See also Luke 2:1.
2 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
3 tn Grk “Into whatever house you enter.” This acts as a distributive, meaning every house they enter; this is expressed more naturally in English as “whenever you enter a house.”
4 sn The statement ‘May peace be on this house!’ is really a benediction, asking for God’s blessing. The requested shalom (peace) is understood as coming from God.
5 sn The Son of Man’s suffering and rejection by this generation is another “it is necessary” type of event in God’s plan (Luke 4:43; 24:7, 26, 44) and the fifth passion prediction in Luke’s account (9:22, 44; 12:50; 13:32-33; for the last, see 18:32-33).
6 tn Grk “took a wife” (an idiom for marrying a woman).
