Luke 12:20

12:20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life ¹  will be demanded back from ²  you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ ³ 

Luke 24:25

24:25 So ⁴  he said to them, “You ⁵  foolish people ⁶  – how slow of heart ⁷  to believe ⁸  all that the prophets have spoken!

Romans 1:22

1:22 Although they claimed ⁹  to be wise, they became fools

Ephesians 5:15

Live Wisely

5:15 Therefore be very careful how you live – not as unwise but as wise,

[12:20]  ¹ tn Grk “your soul,” but ψυχή (yuch) is frequently used of one’s physical life. It clearly has that meaning in this context.

[12:20]  ² tn Or “required back.” This term, ἀπαιτέω (apaitew), has an economic feel to it and is often used of a debt being called in for repayment (BDAG 96 s.v. 1).

[12:20]  ³ tn Grk “the things you have prepared, whose will they be?” The words “for yourself” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

[24:25]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the disciples’ inability to believe in Jesus’ resurrection.

[24:25]  ⁵ tn Grk “O,” an interjection used both in address and emotion (BDAG 1101 s.v. 1).

[24:25]  ⁶ tn The word “people” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied to complete the interjection.

[24:25]  ⁷ sn The rebuke is for failure to believe the promise of scripture, a theme that will appear in vv. 43-47 as well.

[24:25]  ⁸ tn On the syntax of this infinitival construction, see BDAG 364-65 s.v. ἐπί 6.b.

[1:22]  ⁹ tn The participle φάσκοντες (faskonte") is used concessively here.