Lucas 1

Lucas 1:2

kung paanong sila'y ibinaba sa atin ng mga mula sa pasimula ay mga saksing nakakita at mga tagapaglingkod ng salita,

(a) Mga lingkod ng salita. Tulad ng mga apostol na nagpakilala sa kanilang sarili bilang mga alipin ni Jesucristo (tingnan pagpasok for Rom 1:1), Luke saw himself as a servant of the word. This has led to confusion among some believers. Am I a son or servant of God?

Jesus, the Son of God, took the form of a bondservant (Php. 2:7). He was not confused about his identity, but he was servant-hearted (Mark 10:45). Jesus is the Son who serves.

Similarly, when the apostles identify themselves as servants of Christ or servants of the word, they are saying, “We are the sons of God who serve in the manner in which Christ served,” meaning they served others (2 Cor. 4:5). They did not serve to curry favor with God, but to reveal the Servant-king to people. “For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, so that I may win more” (1 Cor. 9:19).

Ganun din sa atin. Bagama't tayo ay malaya kay Kristo, pinili nating maglingkod sa pangalan ni Kristo upang makilala ng mga ulila at alipin ng mundong ito ang kanilang Ama na nagmamahal sa kanila. Tulad ni Kristo, tayo ang mga anak na naglilingkod.

Karagdagang pagbabasa: "Anak, lingkod, o kaibigan ng Diyos?”

(b) Ang salita of God is revealed in the word of the kingdom (Matt. 13:19) or the word of the Christ (Rom. 10:17). It is revealed in the gospel of Jesus (Mark 1:1) and the gospel of grace (Acts 20:24). See pagpasok para sa Salita ng Diyos.

Lucas 1:3

Tila angkop din para sa akin, na sinisiyasat nang mabuti ang lahat mula pa sa simula, na isulat ito para sa iyo sa magkakasunod na pagkakasunud-sunod, pinakahusay na Theophilus;

Ang pagkakaroon ng maingat na pagsisiyasat sa lahat. Luke said he had a perfect understanding of what he wrote about (see Luke 1:3, KJV). A true Bible teacher has a good and full understanding of what he teaches, while a false teacher does not really understand what they are talking about (see 1 Tim. 1:6-7).

Lucas 1:5

Noong mga araw ni Herodes, na hari ng Judea, may isang saserdote na nagngangalang Zacarias, sa pangkat ni Abias; at siya ay nagkaroon ng isang asawa mula sa mga anak ni Aaron, at ang kaniyang pangalan ay Elizabeth.

Herodes, hari ng Judea. Si Herodes ay si Herodes na Dakila (37–4BC) ang gobernador ng Galilea bago siya hinirang ng mga Romano bilang hari ng Judea. Isa siya sa pinakamalupit at ambisyosong politiko sa Bibliya. Tingnan mo pagpasok for Matt. 2:1.

Lucas 1:6

Pareho silang matuwid sa paningin ng Diyos, lumalakad nang walang kapintasan sa lahat ng mga utos at kahilingan ng Panginoon.

(a) Matuwid sa paningin ng Diyos. Before the cross, no one could be made righteous. The gift of righteousness had not been given and the “one act of righteousness” had not be done (Rom. 5:18). This is why Old Testament saints such as Abraham were credited with righteousness on account of their faith in God (see pagpasok for Rom. 4:3).

(b) Lumalakad nang walang kapintasan sa lahat ng mga utos at kahilingan ng Panginoon. Zacharias and Elizabeth were model Jews who kept the law, but did this make them righteous before God? Although the Bible speaks of the righteousness found in the law (Rom. 10:4-5, Php. 3:6, 9), no one was ever justified by keeping the law (Gal. 3:11). To say that they were righteous because they kept the law is like saying Christ died for nothing (Gal. 2:21).

Zacharias and Elizabeth were counted righteous for the same reason that other pre-cross believers were counted righteous – on account of their faith in God. Although Zacharias was not as quick to believe the good news announced by the angel (Luke 1:18), the God who sees the end of all things knew that he would come right.

Luke 1:15

“For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother’s womb.

His mother’s womb. This scripture demolishes Augustine’s doctrine of original sin. Original sin says John was a sinner in his mother’s womb, but the Bible says he was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Karagdagang pagbabasa: "Original sin is unbiblical”

Lucas 1:19

Sumagot ang anghel at sinabi sa kanya, “Ako si Gabriel, na nakatayo sa harapan ng Diyos, at ako ay isinugo upang makipag-usap sa iyo at upang dalhin sa iyo ang mabuting balitang ito.

Ako ay ipinadala upang makipag-usap sa iyo. The word of God or the word of the Lord can be conveyed via prophecies (2 Sam. 24:11, 1 Kgs. 14:18), dreams (Num. 12:6), visions (Gen. 15:1), the Law (Num. 36:5, Deu. 5:5, Is. 2:3), and angels (Luke 1:35). However, the primary way God reveals himself is through his Son. Jesus is the Word of God made flesh (John 1:14, Rev. 19:13).

Luke 1:27

to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

Mary the mother of Jesus is one of six women named Mary in the New Testament. The others are Mary Magdalene (see pagpasok for Luke 8:2), Mary of Bethany (see pagpasok for Luke 10:39), Mary the mother of James and Joseph who was probably also the wife of Clopas (see pagpasok for Matt. 27:56), Mary the mother of John Mark (Acts 12:12), and Mary of Rome (Rom. 16:6).

Lucas 1:32

“Siya ay magiging dakila at tatawaging Anak ng Kataas-taasan; at ibibigay sa Kanya ng Panginoong Diyos ang trono ng Kanyang amang si David;

Ang trono. The angel Gabriel was the first New Testament figure to recognize Jesus as a king, and the magi were a close second (Matt. 2:2). Others who recognized Jesus as a king included the disciples (Luke 19:38), the palm-waving people of Jerusalem (John 12:13), Paul and Silas (Acts 17:7), and the seventh angel (Rev. 11:15).

During his earthly ministry, Jesus rarely referred to himself in such royal terms (Matt. 21:5, 25:34, Mark 15:2, Luke 22:29-30, 23:3, John 18:36-37).

Lucas 1:34

Sinabi ni Maria sa anghel, "Paano mangyayari ito, dahil ako ay isang birhen?"

Birhen. One of the central tenets of the Christian faith is the virgin birth. Jesus had no earthly father but was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born from the virgin Mary (Is. 7:14, Matt. 1:23). What is the significance of the virgin birth?

Ang tradisyonal na paliwanag ay ang isang birhen na kapanganakan ay nangangahulugan na si Hesus ay hindi nabahiran ng kasalanan ni Adan. Dahil wala siyang likas na ama, hindi minana ni Jesus ang makasalanang kalikasan ni Adan. Ito ay isang madalas na paulit-ulit na paliwanag, ngunit hindi matatagpuan sa banal na kasulatan. Ang tunay na kabuluhan ng birhen na kapanganakan ay si Hesus ay hindi isinilang na isang alipin at isang malayang tao lamang ang maaaring tubusin ang isang alipin.

Tingnan mo pagpasok para sa Birheng Kapanganakan.

Lucas 1:35

Sumagot ang anghel at sinabi sa kanya, “Bababa sa iyo ang Espiritu Santo, at lililiman ka ng kapangyarihan ng Kataas-taasan; at sa dahilang iyon ang banal na Bata ay tatawaging Anak ng Diyos.

(a) Ang Espiritu Santo darating sa iyo. Si Mary ay isang kahaliling ina hindi isang biyolohikal na ina.

Jesus is the eternal God, the Creator of all including Mary (John 1:1, Col 1:15–16). Just as Joseph contributed no DNA to Jesus, neither did Mary. She provided a womb, but no egg. The Holy Spirit overshadowed her and the result was a baby from heaven.

(b) Ang banal na Bata. One day, Mary was not pregnant; the next, “she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit” (Matt. 1:18, ESV). There is much mystery in this. How did the miracle of the Virgin Birth take place? We don’t know the how, but we know the Who. How did the Word become flesh? The Holy Spirit is the answer. “You have made him a little lower than God” (Ps. 8:5).

For most of us, life begins in the womb, but Jesus had no beginning. The Word who became flesh was with God when creation began (John 1:1). Jesus did not need a sperm donor or an egg donor. He needed a body, and that’s what the Holy Spirit provided. See pagpasok for Heb. 10:5.

Luke 1:46–47

And Mary said: “My soul exalts the Lord, And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.

(a) Soul. Your soul is that part of you that contains your personality, memories, and intentions. Metaphorically, it is your heart and mind. The Greek word for soul, psuche, is related to the word psychology, which has to do with the mind. We might say the soul resides in your mind – or perhaps your mind resides in your soul – and it is that part of you that thinks, feels, and remembers.

(b) Spirit. Your spirit is that part of you that makes you spiritually aware or God-conscious. For want of a better analogy, your spirit is like an antenna. Just as our physical bodies connect us to the physical realm, our spirits connect us to the spiritual realm. Just as we have natural senses (sight, smell, hearing, etc.), we have spiritual senses (e.g., intuition).

It is sometimes said that we relate to people with our souls, while we relate to God with our spirits. It is certainly true that we worship him in spirit (John 4:24), we rejoice in the spirit (Luke 1:47), we pray in the spirit (1 Cor. 14:15, Eph. 6:18), and in all these things we are greatly aided by the Holy Spirit (see Rom. 8:26–27). But that does not mean that our souls and bodies are left out of the picture. God is interested in all of you, not just part of you. David sang, “Bless the Lord, O my soul, And all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul…” (Ps. 103:1–2). Mary is saying something similar here.

When David sang, “Bless the Lord, O my soul,” he was saying we can magnify the Lord with our minds and emotions. David adds, “and all that is within me, bless his holy name.” We can praise the Lord with our lips (Ps. 51:15, Heb. 13:15), hands (Ps. 63:3, 134:2), and feet (Ps. 30:11, 149:3). Worship is fundamentally spiritual, but we can worship the Lord with every part of our being, body, soul and spirit (Deu. 11:13, Jos. 22:5, Ps. 35:9, Is. 61:10).

Further reading, “Espiritu at kaluluwa”

Lucas 1:49

“Sapagkat ang Makapangyarihan ay gumawa ng mga dakilang bagay para sa akin;
At banal ang Kanyang pangalan.

(a) Banal ang Kanyang pangalan. Ang Diyos ang mismong kahulugan ng banal.

Kung gusto nating malaman kung ano ang kahulugan ng kabanalan, dapat tayong umasa sa Diyos na banal at banal ang pangalan. Ang pagsasabing banal ang Diyos ay tumutukoy sa kabuuan, kapunuan, kagandahan, at masaganang buhay na umaapaw sa loob ng Panguluhang Diyos. Walang kulang sa Diyos. Siya ay hindi nasira, hindi nasira, hindi nahulog, ganap na kumpleto at buo sa loob ng kanyang sarili. Siya ang Isa na hindi mahahati, ganap na may sapat na sarili, at ang larawan ng pagiging perpekto.

When the angels sing “Holy is the Lord,” they are not admiring God for his rule-keeping or sin avoidance; they are marveling at the transcendent totality of his perfection (Is. 6:3). To worship God in the beauty of his holiness is to be awestruck by the infinite sweep and scale of his sublimity. It is to become lost in the limitless landscape of his loveliness.

God the Father is Holy (Luke 1:49, John 17:11, Rev. 4:8) and so are God the Son (Mark 1:24, Acts 2:27, 3:14, 4:27, 30) and God the Holy Spirit (Rom. 1:4).

Tingnan mo pagpasok para sa kabanalan.

Lucas 1:53

“PINUSUNONG NIYA NG MABUTING BAGAY ang mga nagugutom;
At pinaalis ang mayaman na walang dala.

Magandang bagay ay isang pagtukoy kay Jesus mismo; tingnan mo pagpasok for Heb. 10:1.

Lucas 1:54

“Siya ay nagbigay ng tulong sa Israel na Kanyang lingkod,
Bilang pag-alala sa Kanyang awa,

(a) Nagbigay siya ng tulong. Life is too big for any of us to handle, but the good news is that God is our very great Helper (Deu. 33:26, John 14:16). “Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings” (Ps. 63:7).

Karagdagang pagbabasa: "Sino ang iyong Katulong?”

(b) Kanyang awa. To a nation burdened with the heavy yoke of law, the cry for mercy was never far away. The law makes us acutely aware of our shortcomings and needs. Mercy is God’s help in our time of need (Heb. 4:16).

Lucas 1:58

Nabalitaan ng kanyang mga kapitbahay at mga kamag-anak na ipinakita ng Panginoon ang Kanyang dakilang awa sa kanya; at sila ay nagsasaya kasama niya.

(a) Malaking awa. Kung paanong ang Diyos ay may dakilang biyaya (tingnan pagpasok for Jas. 4:6), he has great mercy (1 Pet. 1:3). God is both rich in grace (Eph. 1:7, 2:7), and mercy (Eph. 2:4). His great mercy testifies to his great love for us (Eph. 2:4).

(b) awa ay nagpapakita ng habag sa mga nangangailangan. Tingnan mo pagpasok para kay Mercy.

Lucas 1:69

At nagtaas ng sungay ng kaligtasan para sa atin
Sa bahay ni David na Kanyang lingkod—

Kaligtasan. The original word means deliverance or rescue. Jesus is the great Deliverer who rescues us from our enemies (Luke 1:71). See pagpasok para sa Kaligtasan.

Lucas 1:71

Kaligtasan MULA SA ATING MGA KAAWAY,
At MULA SA KAMAY NG LAHAT NG NApopoot sa ATIN;

Kaligtasan mula sa ating mga kaaway. Our enemies include sin and the evils of the present age (Gal. 1:4). But our greatest enemy is death (1 Cor. 15:26). Jesus is the Savior who rescues our souls from death (Ps. 33:19, 116:8).

Lucas 1:77

Upang ibigay sa Kanyang mga tao ang kaalaman ng kaligtasan
Sa pamamagitan ng kapatawaran ng kanilang mga kasalanan,

(a) Kaalaman sa kaligtasan comes when we know the Savior who sets us free from sin. As the angel said, Jesus “will save his people from their sins” (Matt.1:21). We are saved and set free when we realize our sins have been completely and eternally forgiven in accordance with the riches of his grace (Eph. 1:7).

(b) Pagpapatawad. Ang orihinal na salita (aphesis) para sa pagpapatawad ay isang pangngalan na kung minsan ay isinasalin bilang pagpapatawad at nangangahulugan ng pagpapaalam o pagpapaalis (tingnan ang pagpasok para sa Lucas 24:47).

On the night he rose from the dead, Jesus told the disciples to preach the remission of sins or the good news of unconditional forgiveness (Luke 24:47). Because of his great love, God chooses to remember your sins no more (Heb. 8:12, 10:17), and he is no longer holding your sins and trespasses against you (2 Cor. 5:19). However, you will never experience his forgiveness unless you receive it by faith. Only in Christ do we have the forgiveness of sins (Eph. 1:7, Col. 1:14).

Ang kaligtasan ay madalas na nakikita sa atin bilang kapatawaran ng mga kasalanan, ngunit ang kaligtasan ay higit pa sa kapatawaran. Ang salita na karaniwang isinasalin bilang save sa Bibliya (sozo), means to deliver, protect, heal, preserve, and make whole. It covers not only salvation, but healing, deliverance, and prosperity. God does not merely forgive us of our sins; he provides everything we need for health and wholeness today (Eph. 1:3, 2 Pet. 1:3). See pagpasok para sa Kaligtasan.

Lucas 1:78

Dahil sa magiliw na awa ng ating Diyos,
Kung saan bibisitahin tayo ng pagsikat ng araw mula sa itaas,

Malambot na awa. Mercy is one facet of God’s grace (Heb. 4:16). Mercy is how grace appears to the needy.

Just as we are saved by grace (Eph. 2:5), we are saved by mercy (Tit. 3:5). Just as we are forgiven by grace (Eph. 1:7), we are forgiven by mercy (Matt. 18:33, Luke 1:77, Heb. 8:12). See pagpasok para kay Mercy.

Luke 1:79

TO SHINE UPON THOSE WHO SIT IN DARKNESS AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH,

To guide our feet into the way of peace.”

The way of peace. When we proclaim the gospel of peace (Eph. 6:15) we are revealing the way of peace (Is. 59:8) which leads us to the God of peace (Rom. 15:33) who gives us life and peace (Rom. 8:6).

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