Discovery BoxLuke 2:15 
Context2:15 When 1 the angels left them and went back to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem 2 and see this thing that has taken place, that the Lord 3 has made known to us.”
Luke 18:22
Context18:22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have 4 and give the money 5 to the poor, 6 and you will have treasure 7 in heaven. Then 8 come, follow me.”
1 tn Grk “And it happened that when.” 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. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.
3 sn Note how although angels delivered the message, it was the Lord whose message is made known, coming through them.
4 sn See Luke 14:33.
5 tn The words “the money” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
6 sn See Luke 1:50-53; 6:20-23; 14:12-14.
7 sn The call for sacrifice comes with a promise of eternal reward: …you will have treasure in heaven. Jesus’ call is a test to see how responsive the man is to God’s direction through him. Will he walk the path God’s agent calls him to walk? For a rich person who got it right, see Zacchaeus in Luke 19:1-10.
8 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the conversation.
