Luke 13:4

13:4 Or those eighteen who were killed ¹  when the tower in Siloam fell on them, ²  do you think they were worse offenders than all the others who live in Jerusalem? ³ 

Luke 13:16

13:16 Then ⁴  shouldn’t ⁵  this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan ⁶  bound for eighteen long ⁷  years, be released from this imprisonment ⁸  on the Sabbath day?”

Luke 14:31

14:31 Or what king, going out to confront another king in battle, will not sit down ⁹  first and determine whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose ¹⁰  the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

Luke 15:8

15:8 “Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins ¹¹  and loses ¹²  one of them, ¹³  does not light a lamp, sweep ¹⁴  the house, and search thoroughly until she finds it?

[13:4]  ¹ tn Grk “on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them.” This relative clause embedded in a prepositional phrase is complex in English and has been simplified to an adjectival and a temporal clause in the translation.

[13:4]  ² sn Unlike the previous event, when the tower in Siloam fell on them, it was an accident of fate. It raised the question, however, “Was this a judgment?”

[13:4]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[13:16]  ⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to show the connection with Jesus’ previous statement.

[13:16]  ⁵ tn Grk “is it not necessary that.” Jesus argues that no other day is more appropriate to heal a descendant of Abraham than the Sabbath, the exact opposite view of the synagogue leader.

[13:16]  ⁶ sn Note that this is again a battle between Satan and God; see 11:18-23.

[13:16]  ⁷ tn The word “long” reflects the emphasis added in the Greek text by ἰδού (idou). See BDAG 468 s.v. 1.

[13:16]  ⁸ tn Or “bondage”; Grk “bond.”

[14:31]  ⁷ tn The participle καθίσας (kaqisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[14:31]  ⁸ tn On the meaning of this verb see also L&N 55.3, “to meet in battle, to face in battle.”

[15:8]  ¹⁰ sn This silver coin is a drachma, equal to a denarius, that is, a day’s pay for the average laborer.

[15:8]  ¹¹ tn Grk “What woman who has ten silver coins, if she loses.” The initial participle ἔχουσα (ecousa) has been translated as a finite verb parallel to ἀπολέσῃ (apolesh) in the conditional clause to improve the English style.

[15:8]  ¹² tn Grk “one coin.”

[15:8]  ¹³ tn Grk “and sweep,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.