Luke 8:13

8:13 Those ¹  on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, ²  but ³  in a time of testing ⁴  fall away. ⁵ 

Luke 10:24

10:24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings longed to see ⁶  what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”

Luke 11:42

11:42 “But woe to you Pharisees! ⁷  You give a tenth ⁸  of your mint, ⁹  rue, ¹⁰  and every herb, yet you neglect justice ¹¹  and love for God! But you should have done these things without neglecting the others. ¹² 

Luke 15:17

15:17 But when he came to his senses ¹³  he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have food ¹⁴  enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger!

Luke 16:15

16:15 But ¹⁵  Jesus ¹⁶  said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in men’s eyes, ¹⁷  but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized ¹⁸  among men is utterly detestable ¹⁹  in God’s sight.

Luke 16:25

16:25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, ²⁰  remember that in your lifetime you received your good things and Lazarus likewise bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in anguish. ²¹ 

Luke 24:21

24:21 But we had hoped ²²  that he was the one who was going to redeem ²³  Israel. Not only this, but it is now the third day since these things happened.

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¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

² sn This time of temporary faith represented by the description believe for a while is presented rather tragically in the passage. The seed does not get a chance to do all it can.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

⁴ tn Traditionally, “temptation.” Such a translation puts the emphasis on temptation to sin rather than testing of faith, which is what the context seems to indicate.

⁵ sn Fall away. On the idea of falling away and the warnings against it, see 2 Tim 3:1; Heb 3:12; Jer 3:14; Dan 9:9.

⁶ sn This is what past prophets and kings had wanted very much to see, yet the fulfillment had come to the disciples. This remark is like 1 Pet 1:10-12 or Heb 1:1-2.

⁷ tn Grk “Woe to you…because you…” The causal particle ὅτι (Joti) has not been translated here for rhetorical effect (and so to the end of this chapter).

⁸ tn Or “you tithe mint.”

⁹ sn These small herbs were tithed with great care (Mishnah, m. Demai 2:1).

¹⁰ tn Grk “and rue.” Καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

sn Rue was an evergreen herb used for seasoning.

¹¹ sn Justice was a major theme of OT ethics (Mic 6:8; Zech 7:8-10).

¹² tn Grk “those”; but this has been translated as “the others” to clarify which are meant.

¹³ tn Grk “came to himself” (an idiom).

¹⁴ tn Grk “bread,” but used figuratively for food of any kind (L&N 5.1).

¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

¹⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁷ 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.

¹⁸ tn Or “exalted.” This refers to the pride that often comes with money and position.

¹⁹ tn Or “is an abomination,” “is abhorrent” (L&N 25.187).

²⁰ tn The Greek term here is τέκνον (teknon), which could be understood as a term of endearment.

²¹ tn Or “in terrible pain” (L&N 24.92). Here is the reversal Jesus mentioned in Luke 6:20-26.

²² tn The imperfect verb looks back to the view that they held during Jesus’ past ministry.

²³ sn Their messianic hope concerning Jesus is expressed by the phrase who was going to redeem Israel.