Luke 9:7

Herod’s Confusion about Jesus

9:7 Now Herod ¹  the tetrarch ²  heard about everything that was happening, and he was thoroughly perplexed, ³  because some people were saying that John ⁴  had been raised from the dead,

Luke 15:24

15:24 because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again – he was lost and is found!’ ⁵  So ⁶  they began to celebrate.

Luke 15:32

15:32 It was appropriate ⁷  to celebrate and be glad, for your brother ⁸  was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.’” ⁹ 

Luke 16:31

16:31 He ¹⁰  replied to him, ‘If they do not respond to ¹¹  Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’” ¹² 

Luke 20:35

20:35 But those who are regarded as worthy to share in ¹³  that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. ¹⁴ 

Luke 20:37

20:37 But even Moses revealed that the dead are raised ¹⁵  in the passage about the bush, ¹⁶  where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. ¹⁷ 

Luke 24:5

24:5 The ¹⁸  women ¹⁹  were terribly frightened ²⁰  and bowed ²¹  their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living ²²  among the dead?

[9:7]  ¹ sn Herod refers here to Herod Antipas. See the note on Herod Antipas in 3:1.

[9:7]  ² sn See the note on tetrarch in 3:1.

[9:7]  ³ tn Or “was very confused.” See L&N 32.10 where this verse is given as an example of the usage.

[9:7]  ⁴ sn John refers to John the Baptist, whom Herod had beheaded (v. 9).

[15:24]  ⁵ sn This statement links the parable to the theme of 15:6, 9.

[15:24]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of the father’s remarks in the preceding verses.

[15:32]  ⁹ tn Or “necessary.”

[15:32]  ¹⁰ sn By referring to him as your brother, the father reminded the older brother that the younger brother was part of the family.

[15:32]  ¹¹ sn The theme he was lost and is found is repeated from v. 24. The conclusion is open-ended. The reader is left to ponder with the older son (who pictures the scribes and Pharisees) what the response will be. The parable does not reveal the ultimate response of the older brother. Jesus argued that sinners should be pursued and received back warmly when they returned.

[16:31]  ¹³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[16:31]  ¹⁴ tn Or “obey”; Grk “hear.” See the note on the phrase “respond to” in v. 29.

[16:31]  ¹⁵ sn The concluding statement of the parable, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead, provides a hint that even Jesus’ resurrection will not help some to respond. The message of God should be good enough. Scripture is the sign to be heeded.

[20:35]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “to attain to.”

[20:35]  ¹⁸ sn Life in the age to come is different than life here (they neither marry nor are given in marriage). This means Jesus’ questioners had made a false assumption that life was the same both now and in the age to come.

[20:37]  ²¹ tn Grk “But that the dead are raised even Moses revealed.”

[20:37]  ²² sn See Exod 3:6. Jesus used a common form of rabbinic citation here to refer to the passage in question.

[20:37]  ²³ sn A quotation from Exod 3:6.

[24:5]  ²⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[24:5]  ²⁶ tn Grk “they”; the referent (the women) has been specified in the translation for clarity (the same has been done in v. 8).

[24:5]  ²⁷ tn Or “They were extremely afraid.”

[24:5]  ²⁸ sn Bowed their faces to the ground. Such respect for angels is common: Dan 7:28; 10:9, 15.

[24:5]  ²⁹ sn By referring to Jesus as the living, the angels make it clear that he is alive. There should be no surprise.