Luke 12:39
Context12:39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief 1 was coming, he would not have let 2 his house be broken into.
Luke 20:2
Context20:2 and said to him, 3 “Tell us: By what authority 4 are you doing these things? 5 Or who it is who gave you this authority?”
Luke 24:19
Context24:19 He 6 said to them, “What things?” “The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene,” they replied, “a man 7 who, with his powerful deeds and words, proved to be a prophet 8 before God and all the people;


[12:39] 1 sn On Jesus pictured as a returning thief, see 1 Thess 5:2, 4; 2 Pet 3:10; Rev 3:3; 16:15.
[12:39] 2 tc Most
[20:2] 3 tn Grk “and said, saying to him.” This is redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.
[20:2] 4 tn On this phrase, see BDAG 844 s.v. ποῖος 2.a.γ.
[20:2] 5 sn The leadership is looking back to acts like the temple cleansing (19:45-48). How could a Galilean preacher do these things?
[24:19] 5 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[24:19] 6 tn This translates the Greek term ἀνήρ (anhr).
[24:19] 7 sn The role of Jesus as prophet is a function Luke frequently mentions: 4:25-27; 9:35; 13:31-35.