Luke 13:21

Context
13:21 It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with¹ three measures² of flour until all the dough had risen.”³

Luke 18:34

Context
18:34 But⁴ the twelve⁵ understood none of these things. This⁶ saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp⁷ what Jesus meant.⁸

Luke 19:42

Context
19:42 saying, “If you had only known on this day,⁹ even you, the things that make for peace!¹⁰ But now they are hidden¹¹ from your eyes.

[13:21] ¹tn Grk “hid in.”

[13:21] ²sn This measure was a saton, the Greek name for the Hebrew term “seah.” Three of these was a very large quantity of flour, since a saton is a little over 16 lbs (7 kg) of dry measure (or 13.13 liters). So this was over 47 lbs (21 kg) of flour total, enough to feed over a hundred people.

[13:21] ³tn Grk “it was all leavened.”

[18:34] ⁴tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast.

[18:34] ⁵tn Grk “they”; the referent (the twelve, v. 31) has been specified in the context for clarity.

[18:34] ⁶tn Grk “And this.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[18:34] ⁷sn This failure of the Twelve to grasp what Jesus meant probably does not mean that they did not understand linguistically what Jesus said, but that they could not comprehend how this could happen to him, if he was really God’s agent. The saying being hidden probably refers to God’s sovereign timing.

[18:34] ⁸tn Grk “the things having been said.” The active agent, Jesus, has been specified for clarity, and “said” has been translated as “meant” to indicate that comprehension of the significance is really in view here.

[19:42] ⁷sn On this day. They had missed the time of Messiah’s coming; see v. 44.

[19:42] ⁸tn Grk “the things toward peace.” This expression seems to mean “the things that would ‘lead to,’ ‘bring about,’ or ‘make for’ peace.”

[19:42] ⁹sn But now they are hidden from your eyes. This becomes an oracle of doom in the classic OT sense; see Luke 13:31-35; 11:49-51; Jer 9:2; 13:7; 14:7. They are now blind and under judgment (Jer 15:5; Ps 122:6).