Luke 10:11

10:11 ‘Even the dust of your town ¹  that clings to our feet we wipe off ²  against you. ³  Nevertheless know this: The kingdom of God has come.’ ⁴ 

Luke 16:16

16:16 “The law and the prophets were in force ⁵  until John; ⁶  since then, ⁷  the good news of the kingdom of God ⁸  has been proclaimed, and everyone is urged to enter it. ⁹ 

Luke 19:11

The Parable of the Ten Minas

19:11 While the people were listening to these things, Jesus ¹⁰  proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, ¹¹  and because they thought ¹²  that the kingdom of God ¹³  was going to ¹⁴  appear immediately.

Acts 1:6-7

1:6 So when they had gathered together, they began to ask him, ¹⁵  “Lord, is this the time when you are restoring the kingdom to Israel?” 1:7 He told them, “You are not permitted to know ¹⁶  the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.

[10:11]  ¹ tn Or “city.”

[10:11]  ² sn See Luke 9:5, where the verb is different but the meaning is the same. This was a sign of rejection.

[10:11]  ³ tn Here ὑμῖν (Jumin) has been translated as a dative of disadvantage.

[10:11]  ⁴ tn Or “has come near.” As in v. 9 (see above), the combination of ἐγγίζω (engizw) with the preposition ἐπί (epi) is decisive in showing that the sense is “has come” (see BDAG 270 s.v. ἐγγίζω 2, and W. R. Hutton, “The Kingdom of God Has Come,” ExpTim 64 [Dec 1952]: 89-91).

[16:16]  ⁵ tn There is no verb in the Greek text; one must be supplied. Some translations (NASB, NIV) supply “proclaimed” based on the parallelism with the proclamation of the kingdom. The transitional nature of this verse, however, seems to call for something more like “in effect” (NRSV) or, as used here, “in force.” Further, Greek generally can omit one of two kinds of verbs – either the equative verb or one that is already mentioned in the preceding context (ExSyn 39).

[16:16]  ⁶ sn John refers to John the Baptist.

[16:16]  ⁷ sn Until John; since then. This verse indicates a shift in era, from law to kingdom.

[16:16]  ⁸ 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.

[16:16]  ⁹ tn Many translations have “entereth violently into it” (ASV) or “is forcing his way into it” (NASB, NIV). This is not true of everyone. It is better to read the verb here as passive rather than middle, and in a softened sense of “be urged.” See Gen 33:11; Judg 13:15-16; 19:7; 2 Sam 3:25, 27 in the LXX. This fits the context well because it agrees with Jesus’ attempt to persuade his opponents to respond morally. For further discussion and details, see D. L. Bock, Luke (BECNT), 2:1352-53.

[19:11]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:11]  ¹¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[19:11]  ¹² tn The present active infinitive δοκεῖν (dokein) has been translated as causal.

[19:11]  ¹³ sn Luke means here the appearance of the full kingdom of God in power with the Son of Man as judge as Luke 17:22-37 describes.

[19:11]  ¹⁴ tn Or perhaps, “the kingdom of God must appear immediately (see L&N 71.36).

[1:6]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “they began to ask him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated. The imperfect tense of the Greek verb ἠρώτων (hrwtwn) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

[1:7]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “It is not for you to know.”