Luke 2:44

2:44 but (because they assumed that he was in their group of travelers) ¹  they went a day’s journey. Then ²  they began to look for him among their relatives and acquaintances. ³ 

Luke 8:14

8:14 As for the seed that ⁴  fell among thorns, these are the ones who hear, but ⁵  as they go on their way they are choked ⁶  by the worries and riches and pleasures of life, ⁷  and their fruit does not mature. ⁸ 

Luke 12:37

12:37 Blessed are those slaves ⁹  whom their master finds alert ¹⁰  when he returns! I tell you the truth, ¹¹  he will dress himself to serve, ¹²  have them take their place at the table, ¹³  and will come ¹⁴  and wait on them! ¹⁵ 

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¹ sn An ancient journey like this would have involved a caravan of people who traveled together as a group for protection and fellowship.

² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

³ tn Or “and friends.” See L&N 28.30 and 34.17.

⁴ tn Grk “What”; the referent (the seed) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

⁶ sn That is, their concern for spiritual things is crowded out by material things.

⁷ sn On warnings about the dangers of excessive material attachments, described here as the worries and riches and pleasures of life, see Luke 12:12-21; 16:19-31.

⁸ tn The verb τελεσφορέω (telesforew) means “to produce mature or ripe fruit” (L&N 23.203). Once again the seed does not reach its goal.

⁹ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.

¹⁰ tn Or “watching”; Grk “awake,” but in context this is not just being awake but alert and looking out.

¹¹ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

¹² tn See v. 35 (same verb).

¹³ tn Grk “have them recline at table,” as 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table, but while reclining on one’s side on the floor with the head closest to the low table and the feet farthest away.

¹⁴ tn The participle παρελθών (parelqwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

¹⁵ sn He…will come and wait on them is a reversal of expectation, but shows that what Jesus asks for he is willing to do as well; see John 13:5 and 15:18-27, although those instances merely foreshadow what is in view here.