Discovery Box| (0.50351098039216) | (Luk 4:4) |
2 sn A quotation from Deut 8:3. Jesus will live by doing God’s will, and will take no shortcuts. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Luk 4:43) |
3 sn The good news of the kingdom, the kingdom of the rule of God through the Messiah, is the topic of Jesus’ preaching. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Luk 7:33) |
3 sn John the Baptist was too separatist and ascetic for some, and so he was accused of not being directed by God, but by a demon. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Luk 8:1) |
4 sn The combination of preaching and proclaiming the good news is a bit emphatic, stressing Jesus’ teaching ministry on the rule of God. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Luk 8:10) |
2 tn This is an example of a so-called “divine passive,” with God understood to be the source of the revelation (see ExSyn 437-38). |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Luk 8:15) |
3 sn In an ancient context, the qualifier good described the ethical person who possessed integrity. Here it is integrity concerning God’s revelation through Jesus. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Luk 8:21) |
3 sn Hearing and doing the word of God is another important NT theme: Luke 6:47-49; Jas 1:22-25. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Luk 8:25) |
2 sn “Where is your faith?” The call is to trust God and realize that those who exercise faith can trust in his care. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Luk 11:4) |
2 sn The request Do not lead us into temptation is not to suggest that God causes temptation, but is a rhetorical way to ask for his protection from sin. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Luk 11:9) |
2 sn The three present imperatives in this verse (Ask…seek…knock) are probably intended to call for a repeated or continual approach before God. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Luk 11:28) |
2 sn This is another reference to hearing and doing the word of God, which here describes Jesus’ teaching; see Luke 8:21. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Luk 11:40) |
2 tn The question includes a Greek particle, οὐ (ou), that expects a positive reply. God, the maker of both, is concerned for what is both inside and outside. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Luk 11:51) |
4 tn Or “and the temple”; Grk “and the house,” but in this context a reference to the house of God as a place of sanctuary. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Luk 12:7) |
1 sn Do not be afraid. One should respect and show reverence to God (v. 5), but need not fear his tender care. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Luk 12:24) |
2 tn Or “God gives them food to eat.” L&N 23.6 has both “to provide food for” and “to give food to someone to eat.” |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Luk 13:28) |
1 sn Weeping and gnashing of teeth is a figure for remorse and trauma, which occurs here because of exclusion from God’s promise. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Luk 13:33) |
1 tn This is the frequent expression δεῖ (dei, “it is necessary”) that notes something that is a part of God’s plan. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Luk 13:34) |
3 sn How often I have longed to gather your children. Jesus, like a lamenting prophet, speaks for God here, who longed to care tenderly for Israel and protect her. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Luk 14:15) |
4 tn Or “will dine”; Grk “eat bread.” This refers to those who enjoy the endless fellowship of God’s coming rule. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Luk 14:22) |
2 sn And still there is room. This comment suggests the celebration was quite a big one, picturing the openness of God’s grace. |
