Psalms 25:14

25:14 The Lord’s loyal followers receive his guidance, ¹ 

and he reveals his covenantal demands to them. ² 

Matthew 13:11

13:11 He replied, ³  “You have been given ⁴  the opportunity to know ⁵  the secrets ⁶  of the kingdom of heaven, but they have not.

Mark 4:11

4:11 He said to them, “The secret ⁷  of the kingdom of God has been given ⁸  to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables,

Luke 8:10

8:10 He ⁹  said, “You have been given ¹⁰  the opportunity to know ¹¹  the secrets ¹²  of the kingdom of God, ¹³  but for others they are in parables, so that although they see they may not see, and although they hear they may not understand. ¹⁴ 

Luke 8:2

8:2 and also some women ¹⁵  who had been healed of evil spirits and disabilities: ¹⁶  Mary ¹⁷  (called Magdalene), from whom seven demons had gone out,

Luke 1:10

1:10 Now ¹⁸  the whole crowd ¹⁹  of people were praying outside at the hour of the incense offering. ²⁰ 

¹ tn Heb “the advice of the Lord belongs to those who fear him.”

² tn Heb “and his covenant, to make them know.”

³ tn Grk “And answering, he said to them.” This construction is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁴ tn This is an example of a “divine passive,” with God understood to be the source of the revelation (see ExSyn 437-38).

⁵ tn Grk “to you it has been given to know.” The dative pronoun occurs first, in emphatic position in the Greek text, although this position is awkward in contemporary English.

⁶ tn Grk “the mysteries.”

⁷ tn Grk “the mystery.”

⁸ tn This is an example of a “divine passive,” with God understood to be the source of the revelation (see ExSyn 437-38).

⁹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

¹⁰ tn This is an example of a so-called “divine passive,” with God understood to be the source of the revelation (see ExSyn 437-38).

¹¹ tn Grk “it has been given to you to know.” The dative pronoun occurs first, in emphatic position in the Greek text, although this position is awkward in contemporary English.

¹² tn Grk “the mysteries.”

¹³ sn The kingdom of God is a major theme of Jesus. It is a realm in which Jesus rules and to which those who trust him belong. See Luke 6:20; 11:20; 17:20-21.

¹⁴ sn A quotation from Isa 6:9. Thus parables both conceal or reveal depending on whether one is open to hearing what they teach.

¹⁵ sn There is an important respect shown to women in this text, as their contributions were often ignored in ancient society.

¹⁶ tn Or “illnesses.” The term ἀσθένεια (asqeneia) refers to the state of being ill and thus incapacitated in some way – “illness, disability, weakness.” (L&N 23.143).

¹⁷ sn This Mary is not the woman mentioned in the previous passage (as some church fathers claimed), because she is introduced as a new figure here. In addition, she is further specified by Luke with the notation called Magdalene, which seems to distinguish her from the woman at Simon the Pharisee’s house.

¹⁸ tn Grk “And,” but “now” better represents the somewhat parenthetical nature of this statement in the flow of the narrative.

¹⁹ tn Grk “all the multitude.” While “assembly” is sometimes used here to translate πλῆθος (plhqo"), that term usually implies in English a specific or particular group of people. However, this was simply a large group gathered outside, which was not unusual, especially for the afternoon offering.

²⁰ tn The “hour of the incense offering” is another way to refer to the time of sacrifice.