Discovery BoxLuke 15:21 
Context15:21 Then 1 his son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven 2 and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ 3
Luke 20:35
Context20:35 But those who are regarded as worthy to share in 4 that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. 5
1 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
2 sn The phrase against heaven is a circumlocution for God. 1st century Judaism tended to minimize use of the divine name out of reverence.
3 sn The younger son launches into his confession just as he had planned. See vv. 18-19.
4 tn Grk “to attain to.”
5 sn Life in the age to come is different than life here (they neither marry nor are given in marriage). This means Jesus’ questioners had made a false assumption that life was the same both now and in the age to come.
