Luke 9:24

9:24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, ¹  but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.

Luke 18:29

18:29 Then ²  Jesus ³  said to them, “I tell you the truth, ⁴  there is no one who has left home or wife or brothers ⁵  or parents or children for the sake of God’s kingdom

Luke 21:12

21:12 But before all this, ⁶  they will seize ⁷  you and persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues ⁸  and prisons. You ⁹  will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.

[9:24]  ¹ sn The point of the saying whoever wants to save his life will lose it is that if one comes to Jesus then rejection by many will certainly follow. If self-protection is a key motivation, then one will not respond to Jesus and will not be saved. One who is willing to risk rejection will respond and find true life.

[18:29]  ² tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[18:29]  ³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:29]  ⁴ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[18:29]  ⁵ tn The term “brothers” could be understood as generic here, referring to either male or female siblings. However, it is noteworthy that in the parallel passages in both Matt 19:29 and Mark 10:29, “sisters” are explicitly mentioned in the Greek text.

[21:12]  ³ sn But before all this. Another note of timing is present, this one especially important in understanding the sequence in the discourse. Before the things noted in vv. 8-11 are the events of vv. 12-19.

[21:12]  ⁴ tn Grk “will lay their hands on you.”

[21:12]  ⁵ sn Some of the persecution is of Jewish origin (the synagogues). Some fulfillment of this can be seen in Acts. See the note on synagogues in 4:15.

[21:12]  ⁶ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.