Luke 16:15

16:15 But 1  Jesus 2  said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in men’s eyes, 3  but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized 4  among men is utterly detestable 5  in God’s sight.

Luke 6:49

6:49 But the person who hears and does not put my words into practice 6  is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When 7  the river burst against that house, 8  it collapsed immediately, and was utterly destroyed!” 9 

1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

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

3 tn Grk “before men.” The contrast is between outward appearance (“in people’s eyes”) and inward reality (“God knows your hearts”). Here the Greek term ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used twice in a generic sense, referring to both men and women, but “men” has been retained in the text to provide a strong verbal contrast with “God” in the second half of the verse.

4 tn Or “exalted.” This refers to the pride that often comes with money and position.

5 tn Or “is an abomination,” “is abhorrent” (L&N 25.187).

6 tn Grk “does not do [them].”

7 tn Grk “against which”; because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the relative clause was converted to a temporal clause in the translation and a new sentence started here.

8 tn Grk “it”; the referent (that house) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

9 tn Grk “and its crash was great.”

sn The extra phrase at the end of this description (and was utterly destroyed) portrays the great disappointment that the destruction of the house caused as it crashed and was swept away.