Luke 11:35

11:35 Therefore see to it 1  that the light in you 2  is not darkness.

Luke 20:33

20:33 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? 3  For all seven had married her.” 4 

Luke 21:14

21:14 Therefore be resolved 5  not to rehearse 6  ahead of time how to make your defense.

1 tn This is a present imperative, calling for a constant watch (L&N 24.32; ExSyn 721).

2 sn Here you is a singular pronoun, individualizing the application.

3 sn The point is a dilemma. In a world arguing a person should have one wife, whose wife will she be in the afterlife? The question was designed to show that (in the opinion of the Sadducees) resurrection leads to a major problem.

4 tn Grk “For the seven had her as wife.”

5 tn Grk “determine in your hearts.”

6 tn This term could refer to rehearsing a speech or a dance. On its syntax, see BDF §392.2.