Luke 12:8

12:8 “I ¹  tell you, whoever acknowledges ²  me before men, ³  the Son of Man will also acknowledge ⁴  before God’s angels.

Luke 13:17

13:17 When ⁵  he said this all his adversaries were humiliated, ⁶  but ⁷  the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things ⁸  he was doing. ⁹ 

Luke 18:14

18:14 I tell you that this man went down to his home justified ¹⁰  rather than the Pharisee. ¹¹  For everyone who exalts ¹²  himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

[12:8]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[12:8]  ² tn Or “confesses.”

[12:8]  ³ tn Although this is a generic reference and includes both males and females, in this context “men” has been retained because of the wordplay with the Son of Man and the contrast with the angels. The same is true of the occurrence of “men” in v. 9.

[12:8]  ⁴ sn This acknowledgment will take place at the judgment. Of course, the Son of Man is a reference to Jesus as it has been throughout the Gospel. On Jesus and judgment, see 22:69; Acts 10:42-43; 17:31.

[13:17]  ⁵ tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[13:17]  ⁶ tn Or “were put to shame.”

[13:17]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[13:17]  ⁸ sn Concerning all the wonderful things see Luke 7:16; 19:37.

[13:17]  ⁹ tn Grk “that were being done by him.” The passive has been converted to an active construction in the translation.

[18:14]  ⁹ sn The prayer that was heard and honored was the one given with humility; in a surprising reversal it was the tax collector who went down to his home justified.

[18:14]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “the other”; the referent (the Pharisee, v. 10) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:14]  ¹¹ sn Everyone who exalts himself. See Luke 14:11. Jesus often called for humility and condemned those who sought honor.