Luke 7:45

7:45 You gave me no kiss of greeting, ¹  but from the time I entered she has not stopped kissing my feet.

Luke 12:2

12:2 Nothing is hidden ²  that will not be revealed, ³  and nothing is secret that will not be made known.

Luke 14:27

14:27 Whoever does not carry his own cross ⁴  and follow ⁵  me cannot be my disciple.

[7:45]  ¹ tn Grk “no kiss.” This refers to a formalized kiss of greeting, standard in that culture. To convey this to the modern reader, the words “of greeting” have been supplied to qualify what kind of kiss is meant.

[12:2]  ² tn Or “concealed.”

[12:2]  ³ sn I.e., be revealed by God. The passive voice verbs here (“be revealed,” be made known”) see the revelation as coming from God. The text is both a warning about bad things being revealed and an encouragement that good things will be made known, though the stress with the images of darkness and what is hidden in vv. 2-3 is on the attempt to conceal.

[14:27]  ³ sn It was customary practice in a Roman crucifixion for the prisoner to be made to carry his own cross. Jesus is speaking figuratively here in the context of rejection. If the priority is not one’s allegiance to Jesus, then one will not follow him in the face of possible rejection; see Luke 9:23.

[14:27]  ⁴ tn Grk “and come after.” In combination with the verb ἔρχομαι (ercomai) the improper preposition ὀπίσω (opisw) means “follow.”