Discovery BoxLuke 4:11 
Context4:11 and ‘with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’” 1
Luke 6:2
Context6:2 But some of the Pharisees 2 said, “Why are you 3 doing what is against the law 4 on the Sabbath?”
Luke 9:50
Context9:50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, for whoever is not against you is for you.”
Luke 11:17
Context11:17 But Jesus, 5 realizing their thoughts, said to them, 6 “Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, 7 and a divided household falls. 8
Luke 23:4
Context23:4 Then 9 Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for an accusation 10 against this man.”
1 sn A quotation from Ps 91:12.
2 sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.
3 tn Note that the verb is second person plural (with an understood plural pronominal subject in Greek). The charge is again indirectly made against Jesus by charging the disciples.
4 sn The alleged violation expressed by the phrase what is against the law is performing work on the Sabbath. That the disciples ate from such a field is no problem given Deut 23:25, but Sabbath activity is another matter in the leaders’ view (Exod 20:8-11 and Mishnah, m. Shabbat 7.2). The supposed violation involved reaping, threshing, winnowing, and preparing food. This probably explains why the clause describing the disciples “rubbing” the heads of grain in their hands is mentioned last, in emphatic position. This was preparation of food.
5 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 sn Jesus here demonstrated the absurdity of the thinking of those who maintained that he was in league with Satan and that he actually derived his power from the devil. He first teaches (vv. 17-20) that if he casts out demons by the ruler of the demons, then in reality Satan is fighting against himself, with the result that his kingdom has come to an end. He then teaches (v. 21-22) about defeating the strong man to prove that he does not need to align himself with the devil because he is more powerful. Jesus defeated Satan at his temptation (4:1-13) and by his exorcisms he clearly demonstrated himself to be stronger than the devil. The passage reveals the desperate condition of the religious leaders, who in their hatred for Jesus end up attributing the work of the Holy Spirit to Satan.
7 tn Or “is left in ruins.”
8 tn Grk “and house falls on house.” This phrase pictures one house collapsing on another, what is called today a “house of cards.”
9 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
10 tn Grk “find no cause.”
sn Pilate’s statement “I find no reason for an accusation” is the first of several remarks in Luke 23 that Jesus is innocent or of efforts to release him (vv. 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 22).
