Luke 1:20

1:20 And now,¹ because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time,² you will be silent, unable to speak,³ until the day these things take place.”

Luke 4:23

4:23 Jesus⁴ said to them, “No doubt you will quote to me the proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself!’⁵ and say, ‘What we have heard that you did in Capernaum,⁶ do here in your hometown too.’”

Luke 7:24

7:24 When⁷ John’s messengers had gone, Jesus⁸ began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness⁹ to see? A reed shaken by the wind?¹⁰

Luke 8:51

8:51 Now when he came to the house, Jesus¹¹ did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John,¹² and James, and the child’s father and mother.

Luke 9:45

9:45 But they did not understand this statement; its meaning¹³ had been concealed¹⁴ from them, so that they could not grasp it. Yet¹⁵ they were afraid to ask him about this statement.

Luke 11:52

11:52 Woe to you experts in religious law! You have taken away¹⁶ the key to knowledge! You did not go in yourselves, and you hindered¹⁷ those who were going in.”

Luke 19:44

19:44 They will demolish you¹⁸ – you and your children within your walls¹⁹ – and they will not leave within you one stone²⁰ on top of another,²¹ because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”²²

Luke 22:35

22:35 Then²³ Jesus²⁴ said to them, “When I sent you out with no money bag,²⁵ or traveler’s bag,²⁶ or sandals, you didn’t lack²⁷ anything, did you?” They replied,²⁸ “Nothing.”

Luke 22:53

22:53 Day after day when I was with you in the temple courts,²⁹ you did not arrest me.³⁰ But this is your hour,³¹ and that of the power³² of darkness!”

Luke 23:14

23:14 and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was misleading³³ the people. When I examined him before you, I³⁴ did not find this man guilty³⁵ of anything you accused him of doing.

¹tn Grk “behold.”

²sn The predicted fulfillment in the expression my words, which will be fulfilled in their time takes place in Luke 1:63-66.

³sn Silent, unable to speak. Actually Zechariah was deaf and mute as 1:61-63 indicates, since others had to use gestures to communicate with him.

⁴tn Grk “And he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁵sn The proverb Physician, heal yourself! means that Jesus should prove his claims. It is a “Prove it to us!” mentality that Jesus says the people have.

⁶sn The remark “What we have heard that you did at Capernaum” makes many suspect that Luke has moved this event forward in sequence to typify what Jesus’ ministry was like, since the ministry in Capernaum follows in vv. 31-44. The location of this event in the parallel of Mark 6:1-6 also suggests this transposition.

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⁷tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁸tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹tn Or “desert.”

¹⁰tn There is a debate as to whether one should read this figuratively (“to see someone who is easily blown over?”) or literally (Grk “to see the wilderness vegetation?…No, to see a prophet”). Either view makes good sense, but the following examples suggest the question should be read literally and understood to point to the fact that a prophet drew them to the desert.

¹¹tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹²tn Grk “and John,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

¹³tn Grk “it”; the referent (the meaning of the statement) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁴sn The passive verb had been concealed probably indicates that some force was preventing them from responding. It is debated whether God or Satan is meant here. By 24:25 it is clear that their lack of response is their own responsibility. The only way to reverse this is to pay careful attention as v. 44a urges.

¹⁵tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “yet” to indicate that in spite of their lack of understanding, the disciples were afraid to ask about it. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

¹⁶sn You have taken away the key to knowledge is another stinging rebuke. They had done the opposite of what they were trying to do.

¹⁷tn Or “you tried to prevent.”

¹⁸tn Grk “They will raze you to the ground.”

sn The singular pronoun you refers to the city of Jerusalem personified.

¹⁹tn Grk “your children within you.” The phrase “[your] walls” has been supplied in the translation to clarify that the city of Jerusalem, metaphorically pictured as an individual, is spoken of here.

²⁰sn (Not) one stone on top of another is an idiom for total destruction.

²¹tn Grk “leave stone on stone.”

²²tn Grk “the time of your visitation.” To clarify what this refers to, the words “from God” are supplied at the end of the verse, although they do not occur in the Greek text.

sn You did not recognize the time of your visitation refers to the time God came to visit them. They had missed the Messiah; see Luke 1:68-79.

²³tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

²⁴tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²⁵tn Traditionally, “purse” (likewise in v. 36).

²⁶tn Or possibly “beggar’s bag” (L&N 6.145).

²⁷sn This refers back to 9:3 and 10:3-4. The Greek construction anticipates a negative reply which is indicated in the translation by the ‘tag’ at the end, “did you?” Nothing was lacking.

²⁸tn Grk “said.”

²⁹tn Grk “in the temple.”

³⁰tn Grk “lay hands on me.”

³¹tn Or “your time.”

³²tn Or “authority,” “domain.”

³³tn This term also appears in v. 2.

³⁴tn Grk “behold, I” A transitional use of ἰδού (idou) has not been translated here.

³⁵tn Grk “nothing did I find in this man by way of cause.” The reference to “nothing” is emphatic.