Luke 11:40

11:40 You fools! 1  Didn’t the one who made the outside make the inside as well? 2 

Luke 21:14

21:14 Therefore be resolved 3  not to rehearse 4  ahead of time how to make your defense.

Luke 22:12

22:12 Then he will show you a large furnished room upstairs. Make preparations there.”

1 sn You fools is a rebuke which in the OT refers to someone who is blind to God (Ps 14:1, 53:1; 92:6; Prov 6:12).

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.

3 tn Grk “determine in your hearts.”

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