Discovery Box| (0.38) | (Luk 4:33) | 1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a specific example of how Jesus spoke with authority (v. 32). |
| (0.38) | (Luk 4:31) | 1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the continuation of the topic; in light of his rejection at Nazareth, Jesus went on to Capernaum. |
| (0.38) | (Luk 4:6) | 2 sn In Greek, this phrase is in an emphatic position. In effect, the devil is tempting Jesus by saying, “Look what you can have!” |
| (0.38) | (Luk 4:4) | 2 sn A quotation from Deut 8:3. Jesus will live by doing God’s will, and will take no shortcuts. |
| (0.38) | (Luk 4:1) | 3 sn The double mention of the Spirit in this verse makes it clear that the temptation was neither the fault of Jesus nor an accident. |
| (0.38) | (Luk 3:21) | 2 tn Grk “and while Jesus was being baptized and praying.” The first of these participles has been translated as a finite verb to be more consistent with English style. |
| (0.38) | (Luk 2:40) | 2 sn With the description grew and became strong, filled with wisdom Luke emphasizes the humanity of Jesus and his growth toward maturity. |
| (0.38) | (Luk 2:35) | 2 sn The remark the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed shows that how people respond to Jesus indicates where their hearts really are before God. |
| (0.38) | (Luk 2:21) | 2 sn Jesus’ parents obeyed the angel as Zechariah and Elizabeth had (1:57-66). These events are taking place very much under God’s direction. |
| (0.38) | (Luk 1:77) | 1 sn John’s role, to give his people knowledge of salvation, is similar to that of Jesus (Luke 3:1-14; 5:31-32). |
| (0.38) | (Mar 15:43) | 1 tn Grk “a councillor” (as a member of the Sanhedrin, see L&N 11.85). This indicates that some individuals among the leaders did respond to Jesus. |
| (0.38) | (Mar 16:6) | 2 tn The verb here is passive (ἠγέρθη, ēgerthē). This “divine passive” (see ExSyn 437-38) points to the fact that Jesus was raised by God. |
| (0.38) | (Mar 15:35) | 1 sn Perhaps the crowd thought Jesus was calling for Elijah because the exclamation “my God, my God” (i.e., in Aramaic, Eloi, Eloi) sounds like the name Elijah. |
| (0.38) | (Mar 15:2) | 4 sn The reply “You say so” is somewhat enigmatic, like Jesus’ earlier reply to the Jewish leadership (mentioned in Matt 26:64 and Luke 22:70). |
| (0.38) | (Mar 14:16) | 3 sn The author’s note that the disciples found things just as he had told them shows that Jesus’ word could be trusted. |
| (0.38) | (Mar 13:2) | 1 sn With the statement not one stone will be left on another Jesus predicted the total destruction of the temple, something that did occur in a.d. 70. |
| (0.38) | (Mar 12:26) | 2 sn See Exod 3:6. Jesus used a common form of rabbinic citation here to refer to the passage in question. |
| (0.38) | (Mar 11:33) | 4 sn Neither will I tell you. Though Jesus gave no answer, the analogy he used to their own question makes his view clear. His authority came from heaven. |
| (0.38) | (Mar 11:33) | 2 tn Grk “answering, they said to Jesus.” The participle ἀποκριθέντες (apokrithentes) is redundant, but the syntax of the phrase has been modified to conform to English style. |
| (0.38) | (Mar 10:48) | 1 tn Or “rebuked.” The crowd’s view was that surely Jesus would not be bothered with someone as unimportant as a blind beggar. |
