Luke 22:40

22:40 When he came to the place, ¹  he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.” ² 

Luke 6:17

The Sermon on the Plain

6:17 Then ³  he came down with them and stood on a level place. ⁴  And a large number ⁵  of his disciples had gathered ⁶  along with ⁷  a vast multitude from all over Judea, from ⁸  Jerusalem, ⁹  and from the seacoast of Tyre ¹⁰  and Sidon. ¹¹  They came to hear him and to be healed ¹²  of their diseases,

[22:40]  ¹ sn Luke does not mention Gethsemane by name, but calls it simply the place.

[22:40]  ² sn Jesus’ instructions to pray not to fall into temptation is an allusion to Luke 22:28-38, especially 22:31. The temptation is Satan’s challenge to them to defect, like what happened to Judas and what will happen to Peter.

[6:17]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[6:17]  ⁴ tn Or “on a plateau.” This could refer to a message given in a flat locale or in a flat locale in the midst of a more mountainous region (Jer 21:13; Isa 13:2). It is quite possible that this sermon is a summary version of the better known Sermon on the Mount from Matt 5-7.

[6:17]  ⁵ tn Grk “large crowd.”

[6:17]  ⁶ tn There is no verb in Greek at this point, but since “a large crowd” (see preceding tn) is in the nominative case, one needs to be supplied.

[6:17]  ⁷ tn Grk “and.”

[6:17]  ⁸ tn Grk “and from,” 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.

[6:17]  ⁹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[6:17]  ¹⁰ map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[6:17]  ¹¹ sn These last two locations, Tyre and Sidon, represented an expansion outside of traditional Jewish territory. Jesus’ reputation continued to expand into new regions.

[6:17]  ¹² sn To hear him and to be healed. Jesus had a two-level ministry: The word and then wondrous acts of service that showed his message of God’s care were real.