Luke 11:21

11:21 When a strong man, ¹  fully armed, guards his own palace, ²  his possessions are safe. ³ 

Luke 12:33

12:33 Sell your possessions ⁴  and give to the poor. ⁵  Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out – a treasure in heaven ⁶  that never decreases, ⁷  where no thief approaches and no moth ⁸  destroys.

Luke 16:1

The Parable of the Clever Steward

16:1 Jesus ⁹  also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who was informed of accusations ¹⁰  that his manager ¹¹  was wasting ¹²  his assets.

[11:21]  ¹ tn The referent of the expression “a strong man” is Satan.

[11:21]  ² tn The word αὐλή (aulh) describes any building large and elaborate enough to have an interior courtyard, thus “dwelling, palace, mansion” (L&N 7.6).

[11:21]  ³ tn Grk “his goods are in peace.”

[12:33]  ⁴ sn The call to sell your possessions is a call to a lack of attachment to the earth and a generosity as a result.

[12:33]  ⁵ tn Grk “give alms,” but this term is not in common use today.

[12:33]  ⁶ tn Grk “in the heavens.”

[12:33]  ⁷ tn Or “an unfailing treasure in heaven,” or “an inexhaustible treasure in heaven.”

[12:33]  ⁸ tn The term σής (shs) refers to moths in general. It is specifically the larvae of moths that destroy clothing by eating holes in it (L&N 4.49; BDAG 922 s.v.). See Jas 5:2, which mentions “moth-eaten” clothing.

[16:1]  ⁷ tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:1]  ⁸ tn These are not formal legal charges, but reports from friends, acquaintances, etc.; Grk “A certain man was rich who had a manager, and this one was reported to him as wasting his property.”

[16:1]  ⁹ sn His manager was the steward in charge of managing the house. He could have been a slave trained for the role.

[16:1]  ¹⁰ tn Or “squandering.” This verb is graphic; it means to scatter (L&N 57.151).