Luke 4:22

4:22 All ¹  were speaking well of him, and were amazed at the gracious words coming out of his mouth. They ²  said, “Isn’t this ³  Joseph’s son?”

Luke 6:45

6:45 The good person out of the good treasury of his ⁴  heart ⁵  produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasury ⁶  produces evil, for his mouth speaks ⁷  from what fills ⁸  his heart.

Luke 19:22

19:22 The king ⁹  said to him, ‘I will judge you by your own words, ¹⁰  you wicked slave! ¹¹  So you knew, did you, that I was a severe ¹²  man, withdrawing what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow?

Luke 21:24

21:24 They ¹³  will fall by the edge ¹⁴  of the sword and be led away as captives ¹⁵  among all nations. Jerusalem ¹⁶  will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. ¹⁷ 

[4:22]  ¹ tn Grk “And all.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[4:22]  ² tn Grk “And they.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[4:22]  ³ sn The form of the question assumes a positive reply. It really amounts to an objection, as Jesus’ response in the next verses shows. Jesus spoke smoothly and impressively. He made a wonderful declaration, but could a local carpenter’s son make such an offer? That was their real question.

[6:45]  ⁴ tn Grk “the”; the Greek article has been translated here and in the following clause (“out of the evil”) as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

[6:45]  ⁵ sn Mention of the heart shows that Jesus is not interested in what is done, but why. Motives are more important than actions for him.

[6:45]  ⁶ tn The word “treasury” is not repeated in the Greek text at this point, but is implied.

[6:45]  ⁷ sn What one utters from one’s mouth is especially singled out as the example of this principle. James seems to have known this teaching (Jas 1:26; 3:1-12).

[6:45]  ⁸ tn Grk “for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.”

[19:22]  ⁷ tn Grk “He”; the referent (the nobleman of v. 12, now a king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:22]  ⁸ tn Grk “out of your own mouth” (an idiom).

[19:22]  ⁹ tn Note the contrast between this slave, described as “wicked,” and the slave in v. 17, described as “good.”

[19:22]  ¹⁰ tn Or “exacting,” “harsh,” “hard.”

[21:24]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[21:24]  ¹¹ tn Grk “by the mouth of the sword” (an idiom for the edge of a sword).

[21:24]  ¹² sn Here is the predicted judgment against the nation until the time of Gentile rule has passed: Its people will be led away as captives.

[21:24]  ¹³ tn Grk “And Jerusalem.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[21:24]  ¹⁴ sn Until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled implies a time when Israel again has a central role in God’s plan.