Luke 4:5

4:5 Then 1  the devil 2  led him up 3  to a high place 4  and showed him in a flash all the kingdoms of the world.

Luke 11:50

11:50 so that this generation may be held accountable 5  for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning 6  of the world, 7 

Luke 21:26

21:26 People will be fainting from fear 8  and from the expectation of what is coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 9 

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

sn The order of Luke’s temptations differs from Matthew’s at this point as numbers two and three are reversed. It is slightly more likely that Luke has made the change to put the Jerusalem temptation last, as Jerusalem is so important to Luke’s later account. The temporal markers in Matthew’s account are also slightly more specific.

2 tn Grk “he.”

3 tc Most mss (א1 A [D W] Θ Ψ 0102 Ë1,[13] 33 700 2542 Ï it) refer to Jesus being taken up “to a high mountain” (with many of these also explicitly adding “the devil”) here in parallel with Matt 4:8, but both scribal harmonization to that text and the pedigree of the witnesses for the shorter reading (א* B L 1241 pc) is the reason it should be omitted from Luke.

4 tn “A high place” is not in the Greek text but has been supplied for clarity.

5 tn Or “that this generation may be charged with”; or “the blood of all the prophets… may be required from this generation.” This is a warning of judgment. These people are responsible for the shedding of prophetic blood.

6 tn Or “foundation.” However, this does not suggest a time to the modern reader.

7 tn The order of the clauses in this complicated sentence has been rearranged to simplify it for the modern reader.

8 tn According to L&N 23.184 this could be mainly a psychological experience rather than actual loss of consciousness. It could also refer to complete discouragement because of fear, leading people to give up hope (L&N 25.293).

9 sn An allusion to Isa 34:4. The heavens were seen as the abode of heavenly forces, so their shaking indicates distress in the spiritual realm. Although some take the powers as a reference to bodies in the heavens (like stars and planets, “the heavenly bodies,” NIV) this is not as likely.