Discovery Box| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 4:2) |
1 tn Grk “in the desert, for forty days being tempted.” The participle πειραζόμενος (peirazomeno") has been translated as an adverbial clause in English to avoid a run-on sentence with a second “and.” Here the present participle suggests a period of forty days of testing. Three samples of the end of the testing are given in the following verses. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 4:18) |
5 sn The release in view here is comprehensive, both at a physical level and a spiritual one, as the entire ministry of Jesus makes clear (Luke 1:77-79; 7:47; 24:47; Acts 2:38; 5:31; 10:43). |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 4:34) |
2 sn The confession of Jesus as the Holy One here is significant, coming from an unclean spirit. Jesus, as the Holy One of God, who bears God’s Spirit and is the expression of holiness, comes to deal with uncleanness and unholiness. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 4:39) |
3 tn Grk “and immediately.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, δέ (de) has not been translated here. Instead a new sentence is started in the translation. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 6:4) |
4 tc Most |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 6:12) |
3 sn The expression to the mountain here may be idiomatic or generic, much like the English “he went to the hospital” (cf. Kir+Heres&tab=notes" ver="">15:29), or even intentionally reminiscent of Exod 24:12 (LXX), since the genre of the Sermon on the Mount seems to be that of a new Moses giving a new law. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 6:13) |
2 sn The term apostles is rare in the gospels, found only in Matt 10:2, possibly in Mark 3:14, and six more times in Luke (here plus Kir+Heres&tab=notes" ver="">9:10; 11:49; 17:5; 22:14; 24:10). |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 6:20) |
5 sn The present tense (belongs) here is significant. Jesus makes the kingdom and its blessings currently available. This phrase is unlike the others in the list with the possessive pronoun being emphasized. Jesus was saying, in effect, “the kingdom belongs even now to people like you.” |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 6:31) |
2 sn Jesus’ teaching as reflected in the phrase treat others in the same way you would want them to treat you, known generally as the Golden Rule, is not completely unique in the ancient world, but it is stated here in its most emphatic, selfless form. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 6:32) |
1 tn Grk “And if.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. This is a first class condition, but the next two conditional clauses are third class conditions, so that stylistic variation is probably at work. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 6:33) |
1 tc ‡ Three key |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 6:33) |
2 tc Most |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 6:39) |
2 sn The picture of a blind man leading a blind man is a warning to watch who one follows: Won’t they both fall into a pit? The sermon has been about religious choices and reacting graciously to those who oppose the followers of Jesus. Here Jesus’ point was to be careful who you follow and where they are taking you. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 6:43) |
3 tc Most |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 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. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 7:37) |
5 tn Μύρον (muron) was usually made of myrrh (from which the English word is derived) but here it is used in the sense of ointment or perfumed oil (L&N 6.205). The same phrase occurs at the end of v. Kir+Heres&tab=notes" ver="">38 and in v. Kir+Heres&tab=notes" ver="">46. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 8:2) |
3 sn This Mary is not the woman mentioned in the previous passage (as some church fathers claimed), because she is introduced as a new figure here. In addition, she is further specified by Luke with the notation called Magdalene, which seems to distinguish her from the woman at Simon the Pharisee’s house. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 8:3) |
3 tn Here ἐπίτροπος (epitropo") is understood as referring to the majordomo or manager of Herod’s household (BDAG 385 s.v. ἐπίτροπος 1). However, as BDAG notes, the office may be political in nature and would then be translated something like “governor” or “procurator.” Note that in either case the gospel was reaching into the highest levels of society. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 8:12) |
1 sn Interestingly, the synoptic parallels each use a different word for the devil here: Matt 13:19 has “the evil one,” while Mark 4:15 has “Satan.” This illustrates the fluidity of the gospel tradition in often using synonyms at the same point of the parallel tradition. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 8:22) |
1 tn Grk “Now it happened that one.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated. Here δέ (de) has not been translated either. |
