Discovery BoxLuke 2:27 
Context2:27 So 1 Simeon, 2 directed by the Spirit, 3 came into the temple courts, 4 and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what was customary according to the law, 5
Luke 4:9
Context4:9 Then 6 the devil 7 brought him to Jerusalem, 8 had him stand 9 on the highest point of the temple, 10 and said to him, “If 11 you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here,
Luke 19:47
Context19:47 Jesus 12 was teaching daily in the temple courts. The chief priests and the experts in the law 13 and the prominent leaders among the people were seeking to assassinate 14 him,
Luke 20:1
Context20:1 Now one 15 day, as Jesus 16 was teaching the people in the temple courts 17 and proclaiming 18 the gospel, the chief priests and the experts in the law 19 with the elders came up 20
Luke 22:52-53
Context22:52 Then 21 Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, 22 and the elders who had come out to get him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs like you would against an outlaw? 23 22:53 Day after day when I was with you in the temple courts, 24 you did not arrest me. 25 But this is your hour, 26 and that of the power 27 of darkness!”
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the consequential nature of the action.
2 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Simeon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Grk “So in the Spirit” or “So by the Spirit,” but since it refers to the Spirit’s direction the expanded translation “directed by the Spirit” is used here.
4 tn Grk “the temple.”
sn The temple courts is a reference to the larger temple area, not the holy place. Simeon was either in the court of the Gentiles or the court of women, since Mary was present.
5 tn Grk “to do for him according to the custom of the law.” See Luke 2:22-24.
6 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
7 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the devil) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
8 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
9 tn Grk “and stood him.”
10 sn The reference to the highest point of the temple probably refers to the one point on the temple’s southeast corner where the site looms directly over a cliff some 450 feet (135 m) high. However, some have suggested the reference could be to the temple’s high gate.
11 tn This is another first class condition, as in v. 3.
12 tn Grk “And he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
13 tn Grk “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.
14 tn Grk “to destroy.”
sn The action at the temple was the last straw. In their view, if Jesus could cause trouble in the holy place, then he must be stopped, so the leaders were seeking to assassinate him.
15 tn Grk “Now it happened that one.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated. Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
16 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
17 tn Grk “the temple.”
18 tn Or “preaching.”
19 tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.
20 sn The chief priests and the experts in the law with the elders came up. The description is similar to Luke 19:47. The leaders are really watching Jesus at this point.
21 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
22 tn This title, literally “official of the temple” (στρατηγὸς τοῦ ἱεροῦ, strathgo" tou Jierou), referred to the commander of the Jewish soldiers who guarded and maintained order in the Jerusalem temple. Here, since the term is plural, it has been translated “officers of the temple guard” rather than “commanders of the temple guard,” since the idea of a number of commanders might be confusing to the modern English reader.
23 tn Or “a revolutionary.” This term can refer to one who stirs up rebellion: BDAG 594 s.v. λῃστής 2 has “revolutionary, insurrectionist, guerrilla” citing evidence from Josephus (J. W. 2.13.2-3 [2.253-254]). However, this usage generally postdates Jesus’ time. It does refer to a figure of violence. Luke uses the same term for the highwaymen who attack the traveler in the parable of the good Samaritan (10:30).
24 tn Grk “in the temple.”
25 tn Grk “lay hands on me.”
26 tn Or “your time.”
27 tn Or “authority,” “domain.”
