Discovery BoxLuke 1:52 
Context1:52 He has brought down the mighty 1 from their thrones, and has lifted up those of lowly position; 2
Luke 4:31
Context4:31 So 3 he went down to Capernaum, 4 a town 5 in Galilee, and on the Sabbath he began to teach the people. 6
Luke 9:37
Context9:37 Now on 7 the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.
Luke 10:15
Context10:15 And you, Capernaum, 8 will you be exalted to heaven? 9 No, you will be thrown down to Hades! 10
Luke 13:9
Context13:9 Then if 11 it bears fruit next year, 12 very well, 13 but if 14 not, you can cut it down.’”
Luke 17:29
Context17:29 but on the day Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. 15
Luke 18:9
Context18:9 Jesus 16 also told this parable to some who were confident that they were righteous and looked down 17 on everyone else.
1 tn Or “rulers.”
2 tn Or “those of humble position”
sn The contrast between the mighty and those of lowly position is fundamental for Luke. God cares for those that the powerful ignore (Luke 4:18-19).
3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the continuation of the topic; in light of his rejection at Nazareth, Jesus went on to Capernaum.
4 sn Capernaum was a town on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, 680 ft (204 m) below sea level. It was a major trade and economic center in the North Galilean region, and it became the hub of operations for Jesus’ Galilean ministry.
map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 C3; Map3 B2.
5 tn Or “city.”
6 tn Grk “them”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Grk “Now it happened that on.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
8 sn Capernaum was a town on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, 680 ft (204 m) below sea level. It was a major trade and economic center in the North Galilean region.
map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 C3; Map3 B2.
9 tn The interrogative particle introducing this question expects a negative reply.
10 sn In the OT, Hades was known as Sheol. It is the place where the unrighteous will reside (Matt 11:23; Luke 16:23; Rev 20:13-14).
11 tn This is a third class condition in the Greek text. The conjunction καί (kai, a component of κάν [kan]) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
12 tn Grk “the coming [season].”
13 tn The phrase “very well” is supplied in the translation to complete the elided idea, but its absence is telling.
14 tn This is a first class condition in the Greek text, showing which of the options is assumed.
15 sn And destroyed them all. The coming of the Son of Man will be like the judgment on Sodom, one of the most immoral places of the OT (Gen 19:16-17; Deut 32:32-33; Isa 1:10).
16 tn Grk “He”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
17 tn Grk “and despised.” This is a second parable with an explanatory introduction.
