Discovery BoxLuke 10:20 
Context10:20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice that 1 the spirits submit to you, but rejoice 2 that your names stand written 3 in heaven.”
Luke 10:11
Context10:11 ‘Even the dust of your town 4 that clings to our feet we wipe off 5 against you. 6 Nevertheless know this: The kingdom of God has come.’ 7
Luke 13:33
Context13:33 Nevertheless I must 8 go on my way today and tomorrow and the next day, because it is impossible 9 that a prophet should be killed 10 outside Jerusalem.’ 11
Luke 18:8
Context18:8 I tell you, he will give them justice speedily. 12 Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith 13 on earth?”
1 tn Grk “do not rejoice in this, that.” This is awkward in contemporary English and has been simplified to “do not rejoice that.”
2 tn The verb here is a present imperative, so the call is to an attitude of rejoicing.
3 tn The verb here, a perfect tense, stresses a present reality of that which was a completed action, that is, their names were etched in the heavenly stone, as it were.
4 tn Or “city.”
5 sn See Luke 9:5, where the verb is different but the meaning is the same. This was a sign of rejection.
6 tn Here ὑμῖν (Jumin) has been translated as a dative of disadvantage.
7 tn Or “has come near.” As in v. 9 (see above), the combination of ἐγγίζω (engizw) with the preposition ἐπί (epi) is decisive in showing that the sense is “has come” (see BDAG 270 s.v. ἐγγίζω 2, and W. R. Hutton, “The Kingdom of God Has Come,” ExpTim 64 [Dec 1952]: 89-91).
8 tn This is the frequent expression δεῖ (dei, “it is necessary”) that notes something that is a part of God’s plan.
9 tn Or “unthinkable.” See L&N 71.4 for both possible meanings.
10 tn Or “should perish away from.”
11 sn Death in Jerusalem is another key theme in Luke’s material: 7:16, 34; 24:19; Acts 3:22-23. Notice that Jesus sees himself in the role of a prophet here. Jesus’ statement, it is impossible that a prophet should be killed outside Jerusalem, is filled with irony; Jesus, traveling about in Galilee (most likely), has nothing to fear from Herod; it is his own people living in the very center of Jewish religion and worship who present the greatest danger to his life. The underlying idea is that Jerusalem, though she stands at the very heart of the worship of God, often kills the prophets God sends to her (v. 34). In the end, Herod will be much less a threat than Jerusalem.
map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
12 tn Some argue this should be translated “suddenly.” When vindication comes it will be quick. But the more natural meaning is “soon.” God will not forget his elect and will respond to them. It may be that this verse has a prophetic perspective. In light of the eternity that comes, vindication is soon.
13 sn Will he find faith on earth? The Son of Man is looking for those who continue to believe in him, despite the wait.
