Discovery BoxLuke 4:13 
Context4:13 So 1 when the devil 2 had completed every temptation, he departed from him until a more opportune time. 3
Luke 5:11
Context5:11 So 4 when they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed 5 him.
Luke 18:28
Context18:28 And Peter said, “Look, we have left everything we own 6 to follow you!” 7
Luke 23:44
Context23:44 It was now 8 about noon, 9 and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, 10
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate a summary.
2 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the devil) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Grk “until a favorable time.”
sn Until a more opportune time. Though some have argued that the devil disappears until Luke 22:3, this is unlikely since the cosmic battle with Satan and all the evil angels is consistently mentioned throughout Luke (8:26-39; 11:14-23).
4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of Jesus’ pronouncement.
5 sn The expression left everything and followed him pictures discipleship, which means that to learn from Jesus is to follow him as the guiding priority of one’s life.
6 tn Or “left our homes,” “left our possessions”; Grk “left our own things.” The word ἴδιος (idios) can refer to one’s home (including the people and possessions in it) or to one’s property or possessions. Both options are mentioned in BDAG 467 s.v. 4.b. See also I. H. Marshall, Luke (NIGTC), 688; D. L. Bock, Luke (BECNT), 2:1488.
7 tn Grk “We have left everything we own and followed you.” Koine Greek often used paratactic structure when hypotactic was implied.
8 tn Grk “And it was.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
9 tn Grk “the sixth hour.”
10 tn Grk “until the ninth hour.”
