Luke 6:34

6:34 And if you lend to those from whom you hope to be repaid, ¹  what credit is that to you? Even sinners ²  lend to sinners, so that they may be repaid in full. ³ 

Luke 7:6

7:6 So ⁴  Jesus went with them. When ⁵  he was not far from the house, the centurion ⁶  sent friends to say to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, ⁷  for I am not worthy ⁸  to have you come under my roof.

Luke 10:2

10:2 He ⁹  said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest ¹⁰  to send out ¹¹  workers into his harvest.

Luke 15:7

15:7 I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner ¹²  who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people ¹³  who have no need to repent. ¹⁴ 

Luke 17:6

17:6 So ¹⁵  the Lord replied, ¹⁶  “If ¹⁷  you had faith the size of ¹⁸  a mustard seed, you could say to this black mulberry ¹⁹  tree, ‘Be pulled out by the roots and planted in the sea,’ ²⁰  and it would obey ²¹  you.

Luke 20:21

20:21 Thus ²²  they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach correctly, ²³  and show no partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. ²⁴ 

[6:34]  ¹ tn Grk “to receive”; but in context the repayment of the amount lent is implied. Jesus was noting that utilitarian motives are the way of the world.

[6:34]  ² sn See the note on the word sinners in v. 32.

[6:34]  ³ tn Grk “to receive as much again.”

[7:6]  ⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the resultative action.

[7:6]  ⁵ tn The participle ἀπέχοντος (apeconto") has been taken temporally.

[7:6]  ⁶ sn See the note on the word centurion in 7:2.

[7:6]  ⁷ tn Or “do not be bothered.”

[7:6]  ⁸ sn Note the humility in the centurion’s statement I am not worthy in light of what others think (as v. 4 notes). See Luke 5:8 for a similar example of humility.

[10:2]  ⁷ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[10:2]  ⁸ sn The phrase Lord of the harvest recognizes God’s sovereignty over the harvest process.

[10:2]  ⁹ tn Grk “to thrust out.”

[15:7]  ¹⁰ sn There will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents. The pursuit of the sinner is a priority in spite of the presence of others who are doing well (see also Luke 5:32; 19:10). The theme of repentance, a major Lukan theme, is again emphasized.

[15:7]  ¹¹ tn Here δικαίοις (dikaioi") is an adjective functioning substantivally and has been translated “righteous people.”

[15:7]  ¹² tn Or “who do not need to repent”; Grk “who do not have need of repentance.”

[17:6]  ¹³ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.

[17:6]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “said.”

[17:6]  ¹⁵ tn This is a mixed condition, with ἄν (an) in the apodosis.

[17:6]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “faith as,” “faith like.”

[17:6]  ¹⁷ sn A black mulberry tree is a deciduous fruit tree that grows about 20 ft (6 m) tall and has black juicy berries. This tree has an extensive root system, so to pull it up would be a major operation.

[17:6]  ¹⁸ tn The passives here (ἐκριζώθητι and φυτεύθητι, ekrizwqhti and futeuqhti) are probably a circumlocution for God performing the action (the so-called divine passive, see ExSyn 437-38). The issue is not the amount of faith (which in the example is only very tiny), but its presence, which can accomplish impossible things. To cause a tree to be uprooted and planted in the sea is impossible. The expression is a rhetorical idiom. It is like saying a camel can go through the eye of a needle (Luke 18:25).

[17:6]  ¹⁹ tn The verb is aorist, though it looks at a future event, another rhetorical touch to communicate certainty of the effect of faith.

[20:21]  ¹⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “thus” to indicate the implied result of the plans by the spies.

[20:21]  ¹⁷ tn Or “precisely”; Grk “rightly.” Jesus teaches exactly, the straight and narrow.

[20:21]  ¹⁸ sn Teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Very few comments are as deceitful as this one; they did not really believe this at all. The question was specifically designed to trap Jesus.