Luke 10:24

10:24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings longed to see ¹  what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”

Luke 11:13

11:13 If you then, although you are ²  evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit ³  to those who ask him!”

Luke 11:39

11:39 But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean ⁴  the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. ⁵ 

Luke 12:24

12:24 Consider the ravens: ⁶  They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn, yet God feeds ⁷  them. How much more valuable are you than the birds!

Luke 16:15

16:15 But ⁸  Jesus ⁹  said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in men’s eyes, ¹⁰  but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized ¹¹  among men is utterly detestable ¹²  in God’s sight.

Luke 24:49

24:49 And look, I am sending you ¹³  what my Father promised. ¹⁴  But stay in the city ¹⁵  until you have been clothed with power ¹⁶  from on high.”

[10:24]  ¹ sn This is what past prophets and kings had wanted very much to see, yet the fulfillment had come to the disciples. This remark is like 1 Pet 1:10-12 or Heb 1:1-2.

[11:13]  ² tn The participle ὑπάρχοντες (Juparconte") has been translated as a concessive participle.

[11:13]  ³ sn The provision of the Holy Spirit is probably a reference to the wisdom and guidance supplied in response to repeated requests. Some apply it to the general provision of the Spirit, but this would seem to look only at one request in a context that speaks of repeated asking. The teaching as a whole stresses not that God gives everything his children want, but that God gives the good that they need. The parallel account in Matthew (7:11) refers to good things where Luke mentions the Holy Spirit.

[11:39]  ³ sn The allusion to washing (clean the outside of the cup) shows Jesus knew what they were thinking and deliberately set up a contrast that charged them with hypocrisy and majoring on minors.

[11:39]  ⁴ tn Or “and evil.”

[12:24]  ⁴ tn Or “crows.” Crows and ravens belong to the same family of birds. English uses “crow” as a general word for the family. Palestine has several indigenous members of the crow family.

[12:24]  ⁵ tn Or “God gives them food to eat.” L&N 23.6 has both “to provide food for” and “to give food to someone to eat.”

[16:15]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[16:15]  ⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:15]  ⁷ tn Grk “before men.” The contrast is between outward appearance (“in people’s eyes”) and inward reality (“God knows your hearts”). Here the Greek term ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used twice in a generic sense, referring to both men and women, but “men” has been retained in the text to provide a strong verbal contrast with “God” in the second half of the verse.

[16:15]  ⁸ tn Or “exalted.” This refers to the pride that often comes with money and position.

[16:15]  ⁹ tn Or “is an abomination,” “is abhorrent” (L&N 25.187).

[24:49]  ⁶ tn Grk “sending on you.”

[24:49]  ⁷ tn Grk “the promise of my Father,” with τοῦ πατρός (tou patros) translated as a subjective genitive. This is a reference to the Holy Spirit and looks back to how one could see Messiah had come with the promise of old (Luke 3:15-18). The promise is rooted in Jer 31:31 and Ezek 36:26.

[24:49]  ⁸ sn The city refers to Jerusalem.

[24:49]  ⁹ sn Until you have been clothed with power refers to the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. What the Spirit supplies is enablement. See Luke 12:11-12; 21:12-15. The difference the Spirit makes can be seen in Peter (compare Luke 22:54-62 with Acts 2:14-41).