Luke 4:19

4:19 to proclaim the year ¹  of the Lord’s favor.” ² 

Luke 6:28

6:28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat ³  you.

Luke 11:16

11:16 Others, to test ⁴  him, ⁵  began asking for ⁶  a sign ⁷  from heaven.

Luke 17:5

17:5 The ⁸  apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” ⁹ 

Luke 18:42

18:42 Jesus ¹⁰  said to him, “Receive ¹¹  your sight; your faith has healed you.” ¹² 

Luke 24:16

24:16 (but their eyes were kept ¹³  from recognizing ¹⁴  him). ¹⁵ 

[4:19]  ¹ sn The year of the Lord’s favor (Grk “the acceptable year of the Lord”) is a description of the year of Jubilee (Lev 25:10). The year of the total forgiveness of debt is now turned into a metaphor for salvation. Jesus had come to proclaim that God was ready to forgive sin totally.

[4:19]  ² sn A quotation from Isa 61:1-2a. Within the citation is a line from Isa 58:6, with its reference to setting the oppressed free.

[6:28]  ³ tn The substantival participle ἐπηρεαζόντων (ephreazontwn), sometimes translated “those who abuse” (NRSV), is better rendered “those who mistreat,” a more general term (see L&N 88.129).

[11:16]  ⁵ tn Grk “testing”; the participle is taken as indicating the purpose of the demand.

[11:16]  ⁶ tn The pronoun “him” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[11:16]  ⁷ tn Grk “seeking from him.” The imperfect ἐζήτουν (ezhtoun) is taken ingressively. It is also possible to regard it as iterative (“kept on asking”).

[11:16]  ⁸ sn What exactly this sign would have been, given what Jesus was already doing, is not clear. But here is where the fence-sitters reside, refusing to commit to him.

[17:5]  ⁷ tn Grk “And the.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[17:5]  ⁸ sn The request of the apostles, “Increase our faith,” is not a request for a gift of faith, but a request to increase the depth of their faith.

[18:42]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[18:42]  ¹⁰ tn Or “Regain” (see the note on the phrase “let me see again” in the previous verse).

[18:42]  ¹¹ tn Grk “has saved you,” but in a nonsoteriological sense; the man has been delivered from his disability.

[24:16]  ¹¹ sn The two disciples will not be allowed to recognize Jesus until v. 31.

[24:16]  ¹² tn This is an epexegetical (i.e., explanatory) infinitive in Greek.

[24:16]  ¹³ sn This parenthetical remark by the author is necessary so the reader will understand the account.