Luke 2:48

2:48 When ¹  his parents ²  saw him, they were overwhelmed. His ³  mother said to him, “Child, ⁴  why have you treated ⁵  us like this? Look, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously.” ⁶ 

Luke 11:24

Response to Jesus’ Work

11:24 “When an unclean spirit ⁷  goes out of a person, ⁸  it passes through waterless places ⁹  looking for rest but ¹⁰  not finding any. Then ¹¹  it says, ‘I will return to the home I left.’ ¹² 

Luke 11:29

The Sign of Jonah

11:29 As ¹³  the crowds were increasing, Jesus ¹⁴  began to say, “This generation is a wicked generation; it looks for a sign, ¹⁵  but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. ¹⁶ 

Luke 12:48

12:48 But the one who did not know his master’s will ¹⁷  and did things worthy of punishment ¹⁸  will receive a light beating. ¹⁹  From everyone who has been given much, much will be required, ²⁰  and from the one who has been entrusted with much, ²¹  even more will be asked. ²² 

Luke 13:6-7

Warning to Israel to Bear Fruit

13:6 Then ²³  Jesus ²⁴  told this parable: “A man had a fig tree ²⁵  planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. 13:7 So ²⁶  he said to the worker who tended the vineyard, ‘For ²⁷  three years ²⁸  now, I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and each time I inspect it ²⁹  I find none. Cut ³⁰  it down! Why ³¹  should it continue to deplete ³²  the soil?’

Luke 15:8

15:8 “Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins ³³  and loses ³⁴  one of them, ³⁵  does not light a lamp, sweep ³⁶  the house, and search thoroughly until she finds it?

Luke 20:19

20:19 Then ³⁷  the experts in the law ³⁸  and the chief priests wanted to arrest ³⁹  him that very hour, because they realized he had told this parable against them. But ⁴⁰  they were afraid of the people.

[2:48]  ¹ tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[2:48]  ² tn Grk “when they”; the referent (his parents) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[2:48]  ³ tn Grk “And his.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[2:48]  ⁴ tn The Greek word here is τέκνον (teknon) rather than υἱός (Juios, “son”).

[2:48]  ⁵ tn Or “Child, why did you do this to us?”

[2:48]  ⁶ tn Or “your father and I have been terribly worried looking for you.”

[11:24]  ⁷ sn This is a reference to an evil spirit. See Luke 4:33.

[11:24]  ⁸ tn Grk “man.” This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo"), referring to both males and females.

[11:24]  ⁹ sn The background for the reference to waterless places is not entirely clear, though some Jewish texts suggest spirits must have a place to dwell, but not with water (Luke 8:29-31; Tob 8:3). Some suggest that the image of the desert or deserted cities as the places demons dwell is where this idea started (Isa 13:21; 34:14).

[11:24]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[11:24]  ¹¹ tc ‡ Most mss, including a few early and important ones (Ì⁴⁵ א* A C D W Ψ Ë^1,13 Ï lat), lack τότε (tote, “then”). Other mss, including some early and important ones (Ì⁷⁵ א² B L Θ Ξ 070 33 579 892 1241 pc co), have the adverb. Although the external evidence better supports the longer reading, the internal evidence is on the side of the shorter, for conjunctions and adverbs were frequently added by copyists to remove asyndeton and to add clarification. The shorter reading is thus preferred. The translation, however, adds “Then” because of English stylistic requirements. NA²⁷ has τότε in brackets indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

[11:24]  ¹² tn Grk “I will return to my house from which I came.”

[11:29]  ¹³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[11:29]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:29]  ¹⁵ sn The mention of a sign alludes back to Luke 11:16. Given what Jesus had done, nothing would be good enough. This leads to the rebuke that follows.

[11:29]  ¹⁶ sn As the following comparisons to Solomon and Jonah show, in the present context the sign of Jonah is not an allusion to Jonah being three days in the belly of the fish, but to Jesus’ teaching about wisdom and repentance.

[12:48]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “did not know”; the phrase “his master’s will” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the contemporary English reader.

[12:48]  ²⁰ tn Grk “blows.”

[12:48]  ²¹ tn Grk “will receive few (blows).”

[12:48]  ²² tn Grk “required from him”; but the words “from him” are redundant in English and have not been translated.

[12:48]  ²³ sn Entrusted with much. To be gifted with precious responsibility is something that requires faithfulness.

[12:48]  ²⁴ tn Grk “they will ask even more.”

[13:6]  ²⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[13:6]  ²⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:6]  ²⁷ sn The fig tree is a variation on the picture of a vine as representing the nation; see Isa 5:1-7.

[13:7]  ³¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the man’s response as a result of the lack of figs in the preceding clause.

[13:7]  ³² tn Grk “Behold, for.”

[13:7]  ³³ sn The elapsed time could be six years total since planting, since often a fig was given three years before one even started to look for fruit. The point in any case is that enough time had been given to expect fruit.

[13:7]  ³⁴ tn The phrase “each time I inspect it” is not in the Greek text but has been supplied to indicate the customary nature of the man’s search for fruit.

[13:7]  ³⁵ tc ‡ Several witnesses (Ì⁷⁵ A L Θ Ψ 070 ˹³ 33 579 892 al lat co) have “therefore” (οὖν, oun) here. This conjunction has the effect of strengthening the logical connection with the preceding statement but also of reducing the rhetorical power and urgency of the imperative. In light of the slightly greater internal probability of adding a conjunction to an otherwise asyndetic sentence, as well as significant external support for the omission (א B D W ˹ Ï), the shorter reading appears to be more likely as the original wording here. NA²⁷ puts the conjunction in brackets, indicating some doubts as to its authenticity.

[13:7]  ³⁶ tn Grk “Why indeed.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[13:7]  ³⁷ sn Such fig trees would deplete the soil, robbing it of nutrients needed by other trees and plants.

[15:8]  ³⁷ sn This silver coin is a drachma, equal to a denarius, that is, a day’s pay for the average laborer.

[15:8]  ³⁸ 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]  ³⁹ tn Grk “one coin.”

[15:8]  ⁴⁰ 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.

[20:19]  ⁴³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[20:19]  ⁴⁴ tn Or “The scribes” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

[20:19]  ⁴⁵ tn Grk “tried to lay hands on him.”

[20:19]  ⁴⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.