Luke 8:37

8:37 Then ¹  all the people of the Gerasenes ²  and the surrounding region ³  asked Jesus ⁴  to leave them alone, ⁵  for they were seized with great fear. ⁶  So ⁷  he got into the boat and left. ⁸ 

Luke 9:48

9:48 and said to them, “Whoever welcomes ⁹  this child ¹⁰  in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, for the one who is least among you all is the one who is great.” ¹¹ 

Luke 10:40

10:40 But Martha was distracted ¹²  with all the preparations she had to make, ¹³  so ¹⁴  she came up to him and said, “Lord, don’t you care ¹⁵  that my sister has left me to do all the work ¹⁶  alone? Tell ¹⁷  her to help me.”

Luke 16:26

16:26 Besides all this, ¹⁸  a great chasm ¹⁹  has been fixed between us, ²⁰  so that those who want to cross over from here to you cannot do so, and no one can cross from there to us.’

[8:37]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[8:37]  ² tc See the tc note on “Gerasenes” in v. 26 for the same geographical options for the textual variants.

[8:37]  ³ tn Grk “all the people of the surrounding region of the Gerasenes,” but according to L&N 1.80, “περίχωρος may include not only the surrounding region but also the point of reference, for example…‘the Gerasenes and the people living around them’ Lk 8:37.”

[8:37]  ⁴ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:37]  ⁵ tn Or “to depart from them.”

[8:37]  ⁶ sn Again there is great fear at God’s activity, but there is a different reaction. Some people want nothing to do with God’s presence. Mark 5:16 hints that economic reasons motivated their request.

[8:37]  ⁷ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate that Jesus’ departure was the result of the Gerasenes’ response. A new sentence was started in the translation at this point for stylistic reasons.

[8:37]  ⁸ tn Grk “returned,” but the effect is that he departed from the Gerasene region.

[9:48]  ⁹ tn This verb, δέχομαι (decomai), is a term of hospitality (L&N 34.53).

[9:48]  ¹⁰ sn Children were very insignificant in ancient culture, so this child would be the perfect object lesson to counter the disciples’ selfish ambitions.

[9:48]  ¹¹ tn Grk “among you all, this one is great.” The absence of a comparative term here makes the point that comparison should not be done.

[10:40]  ¹⁷ sn The term distracted means “to be pulled away” by something (L&N 25.238). It is a narrative comment that makes clear who is right in the account.

[10:40]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “with much serving.”

[10:40]  ¹⁹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate that the following was a result of Martha’s distraction.

[10:40]  ²⁰ tn The negative οὐ (ou) used with the verb expects a positive reply. Martha expected Jesus to respond and rebuke Mary.

[10:40]  ²¹ tn Grk “has left me to serve alone.”

[10:40]  ²² tn The conjunction οὖν (oun, “then, therefore”) has not been translated here.

[16:26]  ²⁵ tn Grk “And in all these things.” There is no way Lazarus could carry out this request even if divine justice were not involved.

[16:26]  ²⁶ sn The great chasm between heaven and hell is impassable forever. The rich man’s former status meant nothing now.

[16:26]  ²⁷ tn Grk “between us and you.”