Luke 18:22

18:22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have ¹  and give the money ²  to the poor, ³  and you will have treasure ⁴  in heaven. Then ⁵  come, follow me.”

Luke 21:8

21:8 He ⁶  said, “Watch out ⁷  that you are not misled. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ ⁸  and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them!

Luke 22:10

22:10 He said to them, “Listen, ⁹  when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water ¹⁰  will meet you. ¹¹  Follow him into the house that he enters,

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¹ sn See Luke 14:33.

² tn The words “the money” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

³ sn See Luke 1:50-53; 6:20-23; 14:12-14.

⁴ sn The call for sacrifice comes with a promise of eternal reward: …you will have treasure in heaven. Jesus’ call is a test to see how responsive the man is to God’s direction through him. Will he walk the path God’s agent calls him to walk? For a rich person who got it right, see Zacchaeus in Luke 19:1-10.

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the conversation.

⁶ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁷ tn Or “Be on guard.”

⁸ tn That is, “I am the Messiah.”

⁹ tn Grk “behold.”

¹⁰ sn Since women usually carried these jars, it would have been no problem for Peter and John to recognize the man Jesus was referring to.

¹¹ sn Jesus is portrayed throughout Luke 22-23 as very aware of what will happen, almost directing events. Here this is indicated by his prediction that a man carrying a jar of water will meet you.