Luke 12:15

12:15 Then ¹  he said to them, “Watch out and guard yourself from ²  all types of greed, ³  because one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Luke 14:26

14:26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate ⁴  his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life, ⁵  he cannot be my disciple.

Luke 15:8

15:8 “Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins ⁶  and loses ⁷  one of them, ⁸  does not light a lamp, sweep ⁹  the house, and search thoroughly until she finds it?

Luke 24:39

24:39 Look at my hands and my feet; it’s me! ¹⁰  Touch me and see; a ghost ¹¹  does not have flesh and bones like you see I have.”

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

² tn See L&N 13.154 for this use of the middle voice of φυλάσσω (fulassw) in this verse.

³ tn Or “avarice,” “covetousness.” Note the warning covers more than money and gets at the root attitude – the strong desire to acquire more and more possessions and experiences.

⁴ tn This figurative use operates on a relative scale. God is to be loved more than family or self.

⁵ tn Grk “his own soul,” but ψυχή (yuch) is frequently used of one’s physical life. It clearly has that meaning in this context.

⁷ sn This silver coin is a drachma, equal to a denarius, that is, a day’s pay for the average laborer.

⁸ tn Grk “What woman who has ten silver coins, if she loses.” The initial participle ἔχουσα (ecousa) has been translated as a finite verb parallel to ἀπολέσῃ (apolesh) in the conditional clause to improve the English style.

⁹ tn Grk “one coin.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “and sweep,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

¹⁰ tn Grk “that it is I myself.”

¹¹ tn See tc note on “ghost” in v. 37.