Luke 12:50

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

Luke 22:16

22:16 For I tell you, I will not eat it again ³  until it is fulfilled ⁴  in the kingdom of God.” ⁵ 

Luke 13:8

13:8 But the worker ⁶  answered him, ‘Sir, leave it alone this year too, until I dig around it and put fertilizer ⁷  on 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.”

[22:16]  ³ tn Although the word “again” is not in the Greek text, it is supplied to indicate that Jesus did indeed partake of this Passover meal, as statements in v. 18 suggest (“from now on”). For more complete discussion see D. L. Bock, Luke (BECNT), 2:1720.

[22:16]  ⁴ sn Jesus looked to a celebration in the kingdom to come when the Passover is fulfilled. This reference could well suggest that some type of commemorative sacrifice and meal will be celebrated then, as the antecedent is the Passover sacrifice. The reference is not to the Lord’s supper as some argue, but the Passover.

[22:16]  ⁵ sn The kingdom of God here refers to the kingdom in all its power. See Luke 17:20-37.

[13:8]  ⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the worker who tended the vineyard) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:8]  ⁶ tn Grk “toss manure [on it].” This is a reference to manure used as fertilizer.