Luke 10:32

10:32 So too a Levite, when he came up to ¹  the place and saw him, ²  passed by on the other side.

Luke 16:23

16:23 And in hell, ³  as he was in torment, ⁴  he looked up ⁵  and saw Abraham far off with Lazarus at his side. ⁶ 

Luke 18:24

18:24 When Jesus noticed this, ⁷  he said, “How hard ⁸  it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God! ⁹ 

[10:32]  ¹ tn Here κατά (kata) has been translated “up to”; it could also be translated “upon.”

[10:32]  ² tn The clause containing the aorist active participle ἐλθών (elqwn) suggests that the Levite came up to the place, took a look, and then moved on.

[16:23]  ³ sn The Greek term Hades stands for the Hebrew concept of Sheol. It is what is called hell today. This is where the dead were gathered (Ps 16:10; 86:13). In the NT Hades has an additional negative force of awaiting judgment (Rev 20:13).

[16:23]  ⁴ sn Hades is a place of torment, especially as one knows that he is separated from God.

[16:23]  ⁵ tn Grk “he lifted up his eyes” (an idiom).

[16:23]  ⁶ tn Grk “in his bosom,” the same phrase used in 16:22. This idiom refers to heaven and/or participation in the eschatological banquet. An appropriate modern equivalent is “at Abraham’s side.”

[18:24]  ⁵ tc ‡ The phrase περίλυπον γενόμενον (perilupon genomenon, “[When Jesus saw him] becoming sad”) is found in the majority of mss (A [D] W Θ Ψ 078 ˹³ 33^vid Ï latt sy), and it is not unknown in Lukan style to repeat a word or phrase in adjacent passages (TCGNT 143). However, the phrase is lacking in some significant mss (א B L ˹ 579 1241 2542 co). The shorter reading is nevertheless difficult to explain if it is not original: It is possible that these witnesses omitted this phrase out of perceived redundancy from the preceding verse, although intentional omissions, especially by several and varied witnesses, are generally unlikely. NA²⁷ places the words in brackets, indicating doubts as to their authenticity.

[18:24]  ⁶ sn For the rich it is hard for wealth not to be the point of focus, as the contrast in vv. 28-30 will show, and for rich people to trust God. Wealth was not an automatic sign of blessing as far as Jesus was concerned.

[18:24]  ⁷ 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.