Luke 7:27

7:27 This is the one about whom it is written, ‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, ¹  who will prepare your way before you.’ ² 

Luke 19:27

19:27 But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king, ³  bring them here and slaughter ⁴  them ⁵  in front of me!’”

Luke 21:36

21:36 But stay alert at all times, ⁶  praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that must ⁷  happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

[7:27]  ¹ tn Grk “before your face” (an idiom).

[7:27]  ² sn The quotation is primarily from Mal 3:1 with pronouns from Exod 23:20. Here is the forerunner who points the way to the arrival of God’s salvation. His job is to prepare and guide the people, as the cloud did for Israel in the desert.

[19:27]  ³ tn Grk “to rule over them.”

[19:27]  ⁴ tn This term, when used of people rather than animals, has some connotations of violence and mercilessness (L&N 20.72).

[19:27]  ⁵ sn Slaughter them. To reject the king is to face certain judgment from him.

[21:36]  ⁵ sn The call to be alert at all times is a call to remain faithful in looking for the Lord’s return.

[21:36]  ⁶ tn For the translation of μέλλω (mellw) as “must,” see L&N 71.36.