Luke 20:39

20:39 Then ¹  some of the experts in the law ²  answered, “Teacher, you have spoken well!” ³ 

Luke 6:27

6:27 “But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies, ⁴  do good to those who hate you,

Luke 6:26

6:26 “Woe to you ⁵  when all people ⁶  speak well of you, for their ancestors ⁷  did the same things to the false prophets.

Luke 6:48

6:48 He is like a man ⁸  building a house, who dug down deep, ⁹  and laid the foundation on bedrock. When ¹⁰  a flood came, the river ¹¹  burst against that house but ¹²  could not shake it, because it had been well built. ¹³ 

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

² tn Or “some of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

³ sn Teacher, you have spoken well! The scribes, being Pharisees, were happy for the defense of resurrection and angels, which they (unlike the Sadducees) believed in.

⁴ sn Love your enemies is the first of four short exhortations that call for an unusual response to those who are persecuting disciples. Disciples are to relate to hostility in a completely unprecedented manner.

⁷ tc The wording “to you” (ὑμῖν, Jumin) is lacking throughout the ms tradition except for a few witnesses (D W* Δ 1424 pc co). The Western witnesses tend to add freely to the text. Supported by the vast majority of witnesses and the likelihood that “to you” is a clarifying addition, the shorter reading should be considered original; nevertheless, “to you” is included in the translation because of English requirements.

⁸ tn This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo"), referring to both males and females.

⁹ tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

¹⁰ tn Here and in v. 49 the Greek text reads ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo"), while the parallel account in Matt 7:24-27 uses ἀνήρ (anhr) in vv. 24 and 26.

¹¹ tn There are actually two different Greek verbs used here: “who dug (ἔσκαψεν, eskayen) and dug deep (ἐβάθυνεν, ebaqunen).” Jesus is placing emphasis on the effort to which the man went to prepare his foundation.

¹² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

¹³ sn The picture here is of a river overflowing its banks and causing flooding and chaos.

¹⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in the context.

¹⁵ tc Most mss, especially later ones (A C D Θ Ψ Ë^1,13 Ï latt), read “because he built [it] on the rock” rather than “because it had been well built” (Ì^75vid א B L W Ξ 33 579 892 1241 2542 pc sa). The reading of the later mss seems to be a harmonization to Matt 7:25, rendering it most likely secondary.