Luke 12:35

Call to Faithful Stewardship

12:35 “Get dressed for service ¹  and keep your lamps burning; ² 

Luke 22:68

22:68 and if ³  I ask you, you will not ⁴  answer.

Luke 23:16

23:16 I will therefore have him flogged ⁵  and release him.”

Luke 23:20

23:20 Pilate addressed them once again because he wanted ⁶  to release Jesus.

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¹ tn Grk “Let your loins be girded,” an idiom referring to the practice of tucking the ends of the long cloak (outer garment) into the belt to shorten it in preparation for activities like running, etc.

² sn Keep your lamps burning means to be ready at all times.

³ tn This is also a third class condition in the Greek text.

⁴ tn The negation in the Greek text is the strongest possible (οὐ μή, ou mh).

⁵ tn Or “scourged” (BDAG 749 s.v. παιδεύω 2.b.γ). This refers to a whipping Pilate ordered in an attempt to convince Jesus not to disturb the peace. It has been translated “flogged” to distinguish it from the more severe verberatio.

⁶ sn The account pictures a battle of wills – the people versus Pilate. Pilate is consistently portrayed in Luke’s account as wanting to release Jesus because he believed him to be innocent.