Luke 4:3

4:3 The devil said to him, “If ¹  you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” ² 

Luke 4:10

4:10 for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,’ ³ 

Luke 8:31

8:31 And they began to beg ⁴  him not to order ⁵  them to depart into the abyss. ⁶ 

Luke 14:22

14:22 Then ⁷  the slave said, ‘Sir, what you instructed has been done, and there is still room.’ ⁸ 

Luke 17:9

17:9 He won’t thank the slave because he did what he was told, ⁹  will he? ¹⁰ 

[4:3]  ¹ tn This is a first class condition: “If (and let’s assume that you are) the Son of God…”

[4:3]  ² tn Grk “say to this stone that it should become bread.”

[4:10]  ³ sn A quotation from Ps 91:11 by the devil. This was not so much an incorrect citation as a use in a wrong context (a misapplication of the passage).

[8:31]  ⁵ tn One could also translate the imperfect tense here with a repetitive force like “begged him repeatedly.”

[8:31]  ⁶ tn Or “command.”

[8:31]  ⁷ tn This word, ἄβυσσος (abusso"), is a term for the place where the dead await the judgment. It also could hold hostile spirits according to Jewish belief (Jub. 5:6-7; 1 En. 10:4-6; 18:11-16).

[14:22]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the order of events within the parable.

[14:22]  ⁸ sn And still there is room. This comment suggests the celebration was quite a big one, picturing the openness of God’s grace.

[17:9]  ⁹ tn Grk “did what was commanded.”

[17:9]  ¹⁰ tn The Greek construction anticipates a negative reply which is indicated in the translation by the ‘tag’ at the end, “will he?” Thanks are not required.