Luke 4:9

4:9 Then ¹  the devil ²  brought him to Jerusalem, ³  had him stand ⁴  on the highest point of the temple, ⁵  and said to him, “If ⁶  you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here,

Luke 4:29

4:29 They got up, forced ⁷  him out of the town, ⁸  and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that ⁹  they could throw him down the cliff. ¹⁰ 

Luke 8:16

Showing the Light

8:16 “No one lights ¹¹  a lamp ¹²  and then covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in can see the light. ¹³ 

Luke 9:22

9:22 saying, “The Son of Man must suffer ¹⁴  many things and be rejected by the elders, ¹⁵  chief priests, and experts in the law, ¹⁶  and be killed, and on the third day be raised.” ¹⁷ 

[4:9]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[4:9]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (the devil) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:9]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[4:9]  ⁴ tn Grk “and stood him.”

[4:9]  ⁵ sn The reference to the highest point of the temple probably refers to the one point on the temple’s southeast corner where the site looms directly over a cliff some 450 feet (135 m) high. However, some have suggested the reference could be to the temple’s high gate.

[4:9]  ⁶ tn This is another first class condition, as in v. 3.

[4:29]  ⁷ tn Grk “cast.”

[4:29]  ⁸ tn Or “city.”

[4:29]  ⁹ tn The Greek conjunction ὥστε (Jwste) here indicates their purpose.

[4:29]  ¹⁰ sn The attempt to throw him down the cliff looks like “lynch law,” but it may really be an indication that Jesus was regarded as a false prophet who was worthy of death (Deut 13:5). Such a sentence meant being thrown into a pit and then stoned.

[8:16]  ¹³ tn The participle ἅψας ({aya") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[8:16]  ¹⁴ sn This is probably an ancient oil burning lamp or perhaps a candlestick. Jesus is comparing revelation to light, particularly the revelation of his ministry; see 1:78-79.

[8:16]  ¹⁵ tn Or “its light,” if the Greek article is translated as a possessive pronoun (for such usage, cf. ExSyn 215).

[9:22]  ¹⁹ sn The necessity that the Son of Man suffer is the particular point that needed emphasis, since for many 1st century Jews the Messiah was a glorious and powerful figure, not a suffering one.

[9:22]  ²⁰ sn Rejection in Luke is especially by the Jewish leadership (here elders, chief priests, and experts in the law), though in Luke 23 almost all will join in.

[9:22]  ²¹ tn Or “and scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

[9:22]  ²² sn The description of the Son of Man being rejected…killed, and…raised is the first of six passion summaries in Luke: 9:44; 17:25; 18:31-33; 24:7; 24:46-47.