Luke 1:60-62

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Luke 1:60 tn Grk “And,” but with clearly contrastive emphasis in context.
2. Luke 1:60 tn Grk “his mother answering, said.” The combination of participle and finite verb is redundant in English and has been simplified to “replied” in the translation.
3. Luke 1:60 tn This future passive indicative verb has imperatival force and thus has been translated “he must be named.”
4. Luke 1:60 sn “No! He must be named John.” By insisting on the name specified by the angel, Elizabeth (v. 60) and Zechariah (v. 63) have learned to obey God (see Luke 1:13).
5. Luke 1:61 tn Grk “And they.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
6. Luke 1:61 tn The word “but” is not in the Greek text but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
7. Luke 1:61 tn Grk “There is no one from your relatives who is called by this name.”
8. Luke 1:62 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the consequential nature of the action described.
9. Luke 1:62 tn Grk “his”; the referent (the baby) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
10. Luke 1:62 sn The crowd was sure there had been a mistake, so they appealed to the child’s father. But custom was not to be followed here, since God had spoken. The fact they needed to signal him (made signs) shows that he was deaf as well as unable to speak.
11. Luke 1:62 tn Grk “what he might wish to call him.”