Luke 12:50

12:50 I have a baptism ¹  to undergo, ²  and how distressed I am until it is finished!

Luke 16:29

16:29 But Abraham said, ³  ‘They have Moses and the prophets; they must respond to ⁴  them.’

Luke 17:9

17:9 He won’t thank the slave because he did what he was told, ⁵  will he? ⁶ 

Luke 19:34

19:34 They replied, “The Lord needs it.”

[12:50]  ¹ sn The figure of the baptism is variously interpreted, as some see a reference (1) to martyrdom or (2) to inundation with God’s judgment. The OT background, however, suggests the latter sense: Jesus is about to be uniquely inundated with God’s judgment as he is rejected, persecuted, and killed (Ps 18:4, 16; 42:7; 69:1-2; Isa 8:7-8; 30:27-28; Jonah 2:3-6).

[12:50]  ² tn Grk “to be baptized with.”

[16:29]  ³ tn Grk “says.” This is one of the few times Luke uses the historical present.

[16:29]  ⁴ tn Or “obey”; Grk “hear.” This recalls the many OT texts calling for a righteous heart to respond to people in need (Deut 14:28-29; Isa 3:14-15; Amos 2:6-8; Mic 2:1-2; Zech 7:9-10).

[17:9]  ⁵ tn Grk “did what was commanded.”

[17:9]  ⁶ tn The Greek construction anticipates a negative reply which is indicated in the translation by the ‘tag’ at the end, “will he?” Thanks are not required.