Luke 5:32

5:32 I have not come ¹  to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” ² 

Luke 16:30

16:30 Then ³  the rich man ⁴  said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead ⁵  goes to them, they will repent.’

Luke 24:38

24:38 Then ⁶  he said to them, “Why are you frightened, ⁷  and why do doubts ⁸  arise in your hearts?

¹ sn I have not come is another commission statement by Jesus; see 4:43-44.

² sn Though parallels exist to this saying (Matt 9:13; Mark 2:17), only Luke has this last phrase but sinners to repentance. Repentance is a frequent topic in Luke’s Gospel: 3:3, 8; 13:1-5; 15:7, 10; 16:30; 17:3-4; 24:47.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the rich man, v. 19) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ sn If someone from the dead goes to them. The irony and joy of the story is that what is denied the rich man’s brothers, a word of warning from beyond the grave, is given to the reader of the Gospel in this exchange.

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁶ tn Or “disturbed,” “troubled.”

⁷ tn The expression here is an idiom; see BDAG 58 s.v. ἀναβαίνω 2. Here καρδία (kardia) is a collective singular; the expression has been translated as plural in English.