Discovery Box| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 12:45) |
7 tn Grk “the menservants and the maidservants.” The term here, used in both masculine and feminine grammatical forms, is παῖς (pais), which can refer to a slave, but also to a slave who is a personal servant, and thus regarded kindly (L&N 87.77). |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 12:56) |
2 tc Most |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 12:57) |
1 tn Jesus calls for some personal reflection. However, this unit probably does connect to the previous one – thus the translation of δέ (de) here as “And” – to make a good spiritual assessment, thus calling for application to the spiritual, rather than personal, realm. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 14:1) |
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 καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 14:2) |
2 tn Grk “behold.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) at the beginning of this statement adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. Kir+Heres&tab=notes" ver="">1). Here it has been translated as “right” in the phrase “right in front of him,” giving a similar effect of vividness in the translation. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 14:21) |
6 tn Grk “and the crippled.” Normally crippled as a result of being maimed or mutilated (L&N 23.177). Καί (kai) has not been translated here and before the following category (Grk “and the blind and the lame”) since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 14:24) |
1 tn The Greek word here is ἀνήρ (anhr), which frequently stresses males or husbands (in contrast to women or wives). However, the emphasis in the present context is on identifying these individuals as the ones previously invited, examples of which were given in vv. Kir+Heres&tab=notes" ver="">18-20. Cf. also BDAG 79 s.v. ἀνήρ 2. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 14:27) |
1 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. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 16:3) |
3 tn Here “dig” could refer (1) to excavation (“dig ditches,” L&N 19.55) or (2) to agricultural labor (“work the soil,” L&N 43.3). In either case this was labor performed by the uneducated, so it would be an insult as a job for a manager. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 16:7) |
2 sn The hundred measures here was a hundreds cors. A cor was a Hebrew dry measure for grain, flour, etc., of between 10-12 bushels (about 390 liters). This was a huge amount of wheat, representing the yield of about 100 acres, a debt of between 2500-3000 denarii. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 16:15) |
3 tn Grk “before men.” The contrast is between outward appearance (“in people’s eyes”) and inward reality (“God knows your hearts”). Here the Greek term ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used twice in a generic sense, referring to both men and women, but “men” has been retained in the text to provide a strong verbal contrast with “God” in the second half of the verse. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 17:2) |
3 tn Or “to stumble.” This verb, σκανδαλίσῃ (skandalish), has the same root as the noun σκάνδαλον (skandalon) in Kir+Heres&tab=notes" ver="">17:1, translated “stumbling blocks”; this wordplay is difficult to reproduce in English. It is possible that the primary cause of offense here would be leading disciples (“little ones”) astray in a similar fashion. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 17:22) |
2 sn This is a reference to the days of the full manifestation of Jesus’ power in a fully established kingdom. The reference to “days” instead of “day” is unusual, appearing only here and in v. Kir+Heres&tab=notes" ver="">26, but it may be motivated merely by parallelism with the “days” of Noah there and the “days of Lot” in v. Kir+Heres&tab=notes" ver="">28. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 18:29) |
4 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. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 19:5) |
1 tc Most |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 19:7) |
2 tn This term is used only twice in the NT, both times in Luke (here and Kir+Heres&tab=notes" ver="">15:2) and has negative connotations both times (BDAG 227 s.v. διαγογγύζω). The participle λέγοντες (legonte") is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 19:15) |
3 tn Grk “in order that he might know” (a continuation of the preceding sentence). Due to the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the pronoun “he” as subject and the verb “wanted” to convey the idea of purpose. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 19:20) |
1 sn Though ten were given minas, the story stops to focus on the one who did nothing with the opportunity given to him. Here is the parable’s warning about the one who does not trust the master. This figure is called “another,” marking him out as different than the first two. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 19:25) |
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context. Those watching the evaluation are shocked, as the one with the most gets even more. The word “already” is supplied at the end of the statement to indicate this surprise and shock. |
| (0.1238571875) | (Luk 19:29) |
1 tn Grk “And it happened that when.” 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 καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic. |
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