Luke 14:11

14:11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but ¹  the one who humbles ²  himself will be exalted.”

Luke 21:38

21:38 And all the people ³  came to him early in the morning to listen to him in the temple courts. ⁴ 

Luke 6:19

6:19 The ⁵  whole crowd was trying to touch him, because power ⁶  was coming out from him and healing them all.

Luke 6:40

6:40 A disciple ⁷  is not greater than ⁸  his teacher, but everyone when fully trained will be like his teacher.

Luke 7:29

7:29 (Now ⁹  all the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, ¹⁰  acknowledged ¹¹  God’s justice, because they had been baptized ¹²  with John’s baptism.

Luke 11:10

11:10 For everyone who asks ¹³  receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door ¹⁴  will be opened.

Luke 20:18

20:18 Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, ¹⁵  and the one on whom it falls will be crushed.” ¹⁶ 

Luke 6:47

6:47 “Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them into practice ¹⁷  – I will show you what he is like:

Luke 12:10

12:10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the person who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit ¹⁸  will not be forgiven. ¹⁹ 

Luke 14:33

14:33 In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions. ²⁰ 

Luke 16:16

16:16 “The law and the prophets were in force ²¹  until John; ²²  since then, ²³  the good news of the kingdom of God ²⁴  has been proclaimed, and everyone is urged to enter it. ²⁵ 

Luke 16:18

16:18 “Everyone who divorces his wife and marries ²⁶  someone else commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

Luke 18:43

18:43 And immediately he regained ²⁷  his sight and followed Jesus, ²⁸  praising ²⁹  God. When ³⁰  all the people saw it, they too ³¹  gave praise to God.

Luke 12:8

12:8 “I ³²  tell you, whoever acknowledges ³³  me before men, ³⁴  the Son of Man will also acknowledge ³⁵  before God’s angels.

Luke 13:17

13:17 When ³⁶  he said this all his adversaries were humiliated, ³⁷  but ³⁸  the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things ³⁹  he was doing. ⁴⁰ 

Luke 18:14

18:14 I tell you that this man went down to his home justified ⁴¹  rather than the Pharisee. ⁴²  For everyone who exalts ⁴³  himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

[14:11]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context, which involves the reversal of expected roles.

[14:11]  ² sn The point of the statement the one who humbles himself will be exalted is humility and the reversal imagery used to underline it is common: Luke 1:52-53; 6:21; 10:15; 18:14.

[21:38]  ³ sn Jesus’ teaching was still quite popular with all the people at this point despite the leaders’ opposition.

[21:38]  ⁴ tc Some mss (those of ˹³) place John 7:53-8:11 here after v. 38, no doubt because it was felt that this was a better setting for the pericope.

[6:19]  ⁵ tn Grk “And the.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[6:19]  ⁶ sn There was a recognition that there was great power at work through Jesus, the subject of a great debate in 11:14-23. Luke highlights Jesus’ healing ministry (5:17; 6:18; 7:7; 8:47; 9:11, 42; 14:4; 17:15; 18:42-43; 22:51; Acts 10:38).

[6:40]  ⁷ tn Or “student.”

[6:40]  ⁸ tn Or “significantly different.” The idea, as the next phrase shows, is that teachers build followers who go the same direction they do.

[7:29]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the parenthetical nature of the comment by the author.

[7:29]  ¹⁰ sn See the note on tax collectors in 3:12.

[7:29]  ¹¹ tn Or “vindicated God”; Grk “justified God.” This could be expanded to “vindicated and responded to God.” The point is that God’s goodness and grace as evidenced in the invitation to John was justified and responded to by the group one might least expect, tax collector and sinners. They had more spiritual sensitivity than others. The contrastive response is clear from v. 30.

[7:29]  ¹² tn The participle βαπτισθέντες (baptisqente") has been translated as a causal adverbial participle.

[11:10]  ¹¹ sn The actions of asking, seeking, and knocking are repeated here from v. 9 with the encouragement that God does respond.

[11:10]  ¹² tn Grk “it”; the referent (a door) is implied by the context and has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:18]  ¹³ tn On this term, see BDAG 972 s.v. συνθλάω.

[20:18]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “on whomever it falls, it will crush him.”

[6:47]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “and does them.”

[12:10]  ¹⁷ sn Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit probably refers to a total rejection of the testimony that the Spirit gives to Jesus and the plan of God. This is not so much a sin of the moment as of one’s entire life, an obstinate rejection of God’s message and testimony. Cf. Matt 12:31-32 and Mark 3:28-30.

[12:10]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “it will not be forgiven the person who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit.”

[14:33]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “Likewise therefore every one of you who does not renounce all his own possessions cannot be my disciple.” The complex double negation is potentially confusing to the modern reader and has been simplified in the translation. See L&N 57.70.

[16:16]  ²¹ tn There is no verb in the Greek text; one must be supplied. Some translations (NASB, NIV) supply “proclaimed” based on the parallelism with the proclamation of the kingdom. The transitional nature of this verse, however, seems to call for something more like “in effect” (NRSV) or, as used here, “in force.” Further, Greek generally can omit one of two kinds of verbs – either the equative verb or one that is already mentioned in the preceding context (ExSyn 39).

[16:16]  ²² sn John refers to John the Baptist.

[16:16]  ²³ sn Until John; since then. This verse indicates a shift in era, from law to kingdom.

[16:16]  ²⁴ sn The kingdom of God is a major theme of Jesus. It is a realm in which Jesus rules and to which those who trust him belong. See Luke 6:20; 11:20; 17:20-21.

[16:16]  ²⁵ tn Many translations have “entereth violently into it” (ASV) or “is forcing his way into it” (NASB, NIV). This is not true of everyone. It is better to read the verb here as passive rather than middle, and in a softened sense of “be urged.” See Gen 33:11; Judg 13:15-16; 19:7; 2 Sam 3:25, 27 in the LXX. This fits the context well because it agrees with Jesus’ attempt to persuade his opponents to respond morally. For further discussion and details, see D. L. Bock, Luke (BECNT), 2:1352-53.

[16:18]  ²³ sn The examples of marriage and divorce show that the ethical standards of the new era are still faithful to promises made in the presence of God. To contribute to the breakup of a marriage, which involved a vow before God, is to commit adultery. This works whether one gets a divorce or marries a person who is divorced, thus finalizing the breakup of the marriage. Jesus’ point concerns the need for fidelity and ethical integrity in the new era.

[18:43]  ²⁵ tn Or “received” (see the note on the phrase “let me see again” in v. 41).

[18:43]  ²⁶ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:43]  ²⁷ sn The presence of God’s work leads again to joy, with both the beggar and the people praising God (1:64; 2:20; 5:25-26; 7:16; 13:13; 17:15; 19:37).

[18:43]  ²⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[18:43]  ²⁹ tn The word “too” has been supplied for stylistic reasons.

[12:8]  ²⁷ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[12:8]  ²⁸ tn Or “confesses.”

[12:8]  ²⁹ 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]  ³⁰ 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]  ²⁹ tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[13:17]  ³⁰ tn Or “were put to shame.”

[13:17]  ³¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[13:17]  ³² sn Concerning all the wonderful things see Luke 7:16; 19:37.

[13:17]  ³³ tn Grk “that were being done by him.” The passive has been converted to an active construction in the translation.

[18:14]  ³¹ 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]  ³² tn Grk “the other”; the referent (the Pharisee, v. 10) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:14]  ³³ sn Everyone who exalts himself. See Luke 14:11. Jesus often called for humility and condemned those who sought honor.