Luke 11:43

11:43 Woe to you Pharisees! You love the best seats ¹  in the synagogues ²  and elaborate greetings ³  in the marketplaces!

Luke 14:9

14:9 So ⁴  the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this man your place.’ Then, ashamed, ⁵  you will begin to move to the least important ⁶  place.

Luke 14:8

14:8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, ⁷  do not take ⁸  the place of honor, because a person more distinguished than you may have been invited by your host. ⁹ 

Luke 7:6

7:6 So ¹⁰  Jesus went with them. When ¹¹  he was not far from the house, the centurion ¹²  sent friends to say to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, ¹³  for I am not worthy ¹⁴  to have you come under my roof.

Luke 11:42

11:42 “But woe to you Pharisees! ¹⁵  You give a tenth ¹⁶  of your mint, ¹⁷  rue, ¹⁸  and every herb, yet you neglect justice ¹⁹  and love for God! But you should have done these things without neglecting the others. ²⁰ 

Luke 16:15

16:15 But ²¹  Jesus ²²  said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in men’s eyes, ²³  but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized ²⁴  among men is utterly detestable ²⁵  in God’s sight.

Luke 20:46

20:46 “Beware ²⁶  of the experts in the law. ²⁷  They ²⁸  like walking around in long robes, and they love elaborate greetings ²⁹  in the marketplaces and the best seats ³⁰  in the synagogues ³¹  and the places of honor at banquets.

Luke 14:10

14:10 But when you are invited, go and take the least important place, so that when your host ³²  approaches he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up here to a better place.’ ³³  Then you will be honored in the presence of all who share the meal with you.

[11:43]  ¹ tn Or “seats of honor.” The term here is plural and is not a reference only to the lead “seat of Moses” in the synagogue, but includes the front seats near the ark.

[11:43]  ² sn See the note on synagogues in 4:15.

[11:43]  ³ tn Grk “and the greetings.”

[14:9]  ⁴ tn Grk “host, and.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate this action is a result of the situation described in the previous verse. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[14:9]  ⁵ tn Or “then in disgrace”; Grk “with shame.” In this culture avoiding shame was important.

[14:9]  ⁶ tn Grk “lowest place” (also in the repetition of the phrase in the next verse).

[14:8]  ⁷ tn Or “banquet.” This may not refer only to a wedding feast, because this term can have broader sense (note the usage in Esth 2:18; 9:22 LXX). However, this difference does not affect the point of the parable.

[14:8]  ⁸ tn Grk “do not recline in the place of honor.” 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table, but while reclining on one’s side on the floor with the head closest to the low table and the feet farthest away.

[14:8]  ⁹ tn Grk “by him”; the referent (the host) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:6]  ¹⁰ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the resultative action.

[7:6]  ¹¹ tn The participle ἀπέχοντος (apeconto") has been taken temporally.

[7:6]  ¹² sn See the note on the word centurion in 7:2.

[7:6]  ¹³ tn Or “do not be bothered.”

[7:6]  ¹⁴ sn Note the humility in the centurion’s statement I am not worthy in light of what others think (as v. 4 notes). See Luke 5:8 for a similar example of humility.

[11:42]  ¹³ tn Grk “Woe to you…because you…” The causal particle ὅτι (Joti) has not been translated here for rhetorical effect (and so to the end of this chapter).

[11:42]  ¹⁴ tn Or “you tithe mint.”

[11:42]  ¹⁵ sn These small herbs were tithed with great care (Mishnah, m. Demai 2:1).

[11:42]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “and rue.” Καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[11:42]  ¹⁷ sn Justice was a major theme of OT ethics (Mic 6:8; Zech 7:8-10).

[11:42]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “those”; but this has been translated as “the others” to clarify which are meant.

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

[16:15]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:15]  ¹⁸ 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]  ¹⁹ tn Or “exalted.” This refers to the pride that often comes with money and position.

[16:15]  ²⁰ tn Or “is an abomination,” “is abhorrent” (L&N 25.187).

[20:46]  ¹⁹ tn Or “Be on guard against.” This is a present imperative and indicates that pride is something to constantly be on the watch against.

[20:46]  ²⁰ tn Or “of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

[20:46]  ²¹ tn Grk “who,” continuing the sentence begun by the prior phrase.

[20:46]  ²² sn There is later Jewish material in the Talmud that spells out such greetings in detail. See D. L. Bock, Luke (BECNT), 2:1642; H. Windisch, TDNT 1:498.

[20:46]  ²³ sn See Luke 14:1-14.

[20:46]  ²⁴ sn See the note on synagogues in 4:15.

[14:10]  ²² tn Grk “the one who invited you.”

[14:10]  ²³ tn Grk “Go up higher.” This means to move to a more important place.