Discovery BoxLuke 2:51 
Context2:51 Then 1 he went down with them and came to Nazareth, 2 and was obedient 3 to them. But 4 his mother kept all these things 5 in her heart. 6
Luke 8:21
Context8:21 But he replied 7 to them, “My mother and my brothers are those 8 who hear the word of God and do it.” 9
Luke 18:20
Context18:20 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’” 10
Luke 24:10
Context24:10 Now it was Mary Magdalene, 11 Joanna, 12 Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles.
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
2 map For location see Map1 D3; Map2 C2; Map3 D5; Map4 C1; Map5 G3.
3 tn Or “was submitting.”
4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast.
5 tn Or “all these words.”
6 sn On the phrase his mother kept all these things in her heart compare Luke 2:19.
7 tn Grk “answering, he said.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified to “he replied.”
8 tn There is some discussion about the grammar of this verse in Greek. If “these” is the subject, then it reads, “These are my mother and brothers, those who.” If “these” is a nominative absolute, which is slightly more likely, then the verse more literally reads, “So my mother and brothers, they are those who.” The sense in either case is the same.
9 sn Hearing and doing the word of God is another important NT theme: Luke 6:47-49; Jas 1:22-25.
10 sn A quotation from Exod 20:12-16 and Deut 5:16-20. Jesus cited the parts of the ten commandments that relate to how others should be treated.
11 sn Mary Magdalene is always noted first in the appearance lists in the gospels. It is unusual that the first appearance would involve women as in this culture their role as witnesses would not be well accepted. It is a sign of the veracity of the account, because if an ancient were to create such a story he would never have it start with women.
12 sn On Joanna see Luke 8:1-3.
