Luke 5:15

5:15 But the news about him spread even more, 1  and large crowds were gathering together to hear him 2  and to be healed of their illnesses.

Luke 15:6

15:6 Returning 3  home, he calls together 4  his 5  friends and neighbors, telling them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.’

Luke 15:9

15:9 Then 6  when she has found it, she calls together her 7  friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice 8  with me, for I have found the coin 9  that I had lost.’

Luke 22:55

22:55 When they had made a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.

Luke 24:33

24:33 So 10  they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. 11  They 12  found the eleven and those with them gathered together

1 sn That is, in spite of Jesus’ instructions to the man to tell no one about the healing (v. 14).

2 tn The word “him” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

3 tn Grk “And coming into his…” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

4 sn A touch of drama may be present, as the term calls together can mean a formal celebration (1 Kgs 1:9-10).

5 tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215). It occurs before “neighbors” as well (“his friends and his neighbors”) but has not been translated the second time because of English style.

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

7 tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

8 sn Rejoice. Besides the theme of pursuing the lost, the other theme of the parable is the joy of finding them.

9 tn Grk “drachma.”

10 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the Lord’s appearance to them.

11 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

12 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.