Discovery BoxLuke 1:44 
Context1:44 For the instant 1 the sound of your greeting reached my ears, 2 the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 3
Luke 4:11
Context4:11 and ‘with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’” 4
Luke 5:20
Context5:20 When 5 Jesus 6 saw their 7 faith he said, “Friend, 8 your sins are forgiven.” 9
Luke 5:23
Context5:23 Which is easier, 10 to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Stand up and walk’?
Luke 6:24
Context6:24 “But woe 11 to you who are rich, for you have received 12 your comfort 13 already.
Luke 7:50
Context7:50 He 14 said to the woman, “Your faith 15 has saved you; 16 go in peace.”
Luke 19:39
Context19:39 But 17 some of the Pharisees 18 in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” 19
Luke 21:15
Context21:15 For I will give you the words 20 along with the wisdom 21 that none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.
1 tn Grk “for behold.”
2 tn Grk “when the sound of your greeting [reached] my ears.”
3 sn On the statement the baby in my womb leaped for joy see both 1:14 and 1:47. This notes a fulfillment of God’s promised word.
4 sn A quotation from Ps 91:12.
5 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
6 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 sn The plural pronoun their makes it clear that Jesus was responding to the faith of the entire group, not just the paralyzed man.
8 tn Grk “Man,” but the term used in this way was not derogatory in Jewish culture. Used in address (as here) it means “friend” (see BDAG 82 s.v. ἄνθρωπος 8).
9 tn Grk “Man, your sins are forgiven you.” Luke stresses the forgiveness of sins (cf. 1:77; 3:3; 24:47). In 5:20 he uses both the perfect ἀφέωνται and the personal pronoun σοι which together combine to heighten the subjective aspect of the experience of forgiveness. The σοι has been omitted in translation in light of normal English style.
sn The passive voice here is a divine passive (ExSyn 437). It is clear that God does the forgiving.
10 sn Which is easier is a reflective kind of question. On the one hand to declare sins are forgiven is easier, since one does not need to see it, unlike telling a paralyzed person to walk. On the other hand, it is harder, because for it to be true one must possess the authority to forgive the sin.
11 sn Jesus promises condemnation (woe) to those who are callous of others, looking only to their own comforts. On Luke and the rich see 1:53; 12:16; 14:12; 16:1, 21-22; 18:23; 19:2; 21:1. These woes are unique to Luke.
12 sn Ironically the language of reward shows that what the rich have received is all they will get. This result looks at a current situation, just as the start of the beatitudes did. The rest of the conclusions to the woes look to the future at the time of judgment.
13 tn Grk “your consolation.”
14 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
15 sn On faith see Luke 5:20; 7:9; 8:25; 12:28; 17:6; 18:8; 22:32.
16 sn The questioning did not stop Jesus. He declared authoritatively that the woman was forgiven by God (your faith has saved you). This event is a concrete example of Luke 5:31-32.
17 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context. Not all present are willing to join in the acclamation.
18 sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.
19 sn Teacher, rebuke your disciples. The Pharisees were complaining that the claims were too great.
20 tn Grk “a mouth.” It is a metonymy and refers to the reply the Lord will give to them.
21 tn Grk “and wisdom.”
