6:17 Then 5 he came down with them and stood on a level place. 6 And a large number 7 of his disciples had gathered 8 along with 9 a vast multitude from all over Judea, from 10 Jerusalem, 11 and from the seacoast of Tyre 12 and Sidon. 13 They came to hear him and to be healed 14 of their diseases,
1 sn The term parable in a Semitic context can cover anything from a long story to a brief wisdom saying. Here it is the latter.
2 tn Grk “puts”; but since the means of attachment would normally be sewing, the translation “sews” has been used.
3 tn Grk “he tears.” The point is that the new garment will be ruined to repair an older, less valuable one.
4 sn The piece from the new will not match the old. The imagery in this saying looks at the fact that what Jesus brings is so new that it cannot simply be combined with the old. To do so would be to destroy what is new and to put together something that does not fit.
5 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
6 tn Or “on a plateau.” This could refer to a message given in a flat locale or in a flat locale in the midst of a more mountainous region (Jer 21:13; Isa 13:2). It is quite possible that this sermon is a summary version of the better known Sermon on the Mount from Matt 5-7.
7 tn Grk “large crowd.”
8 tn There is no verb in Greek at this point, but since “a large crowd” (see preceding tn) is in the nominative case, one needs to be supplied.
9 tn Grk “and.”
10 tn Grk “and from,” 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.
11 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
12 map For location see Map1-A2; Map2-G2; Map4-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.
13 sn These last two locations, Tyre and Sidon, represented an expansion outside of traditional Jewish territory. Jesus’ reputation continued to expand into new regions.
14 sn To hear him and to be healed. Jesus had a two-level ministry: The word and then wondrous acts of service that showed his message of God’s care were real.