Discovery BoxLuke 11:7 
Context11:7 Then 1 he will reply 2 from inside, ‘Do not bother me. The door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. 3 I cannot get up and give you anything.’ 4
Luke 12:36
Context12:36 be like people 5 waiting for their master to come back from the wedding celebration, 6 so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.
1 tn Κἀκεῖνος (kakeino") has been translated “Then he.”
2 tn Grk “answering, he will say.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified to “he will reply.”
3 tn Grk “my children are with me in the bed.” In Jewish homes in the time of Jesus, the beds were often all together in one room; thus the householder may be speaking of individual beds (using a collective singular) rather than a common bed.
4 tn The syntax of vv. 6-7 is complex. In the Greek text Jesus’ words in v. 6 begin as a question. Some see Jesus’ question ending at v. 6, but the reply starting in v. 8 favors extending the question through the entire illustration. The translation breaks up the long sentence at the beginning of v. 7 and translates Jesus’ words as a statement for reasons of English style.
5 tn That is, like slaves (who are mentioned later, vv. 37-38), although the term ἀνθρώποις (anqrwpoi") is used here. Since in this context it appears generic rather than gender-specific, the translation “people” is employed.
6 sn An ancient wedding celebration could last for days (Tob 11:18).
