Luke 11:40
Context11:40 You fools! 1 Didn’t the one who made the outside make the inside as well? 2
Luke 21:14
Context21:14 Therefore be resolved 3 not to rehearse 4 ahead of time how to make your defense.
Luke 22:12
Context22:12 Then he will show you a large furnished room upstairs. Make preparations there.”
1 sn You fools is a rebuke which in the OT refers to someone who is blind to God (Ps 14:1, 53:1; 92:6; Prov 6:12).
2 tn The question includes a Greek particle, οὐ (ou), that expects a positive reply. God, the maker of both, is concerned for what is both inside and outside.
3 tn Grk “determine in your hearts.”
4 tn This term could refer to rehearsing a speech or a dance. On its syntax, see BDF §392.2.