Discovery BoxLuke 5:15 
Context5:15 But the news about him spread even more, 1 and large crowds were gathering together to hear him 2 and to be healed of their illnesses.
Luke 8:18
Context8:18 So listen carefully, 3 for whoever has will be given more, but 4 whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has 5 will be taken from him.”
Luke 12:4
Context12:4 “I 6 tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, 7 and after that have nothing more they can do.
Luke 12:7
Context12:7 In fact, even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; 8 you are more valuable than many sparrows.
Luke 12:24
Context12:24 Consider the ravens: 9 They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn, yet God feeds 10 them. How much more valuable are you than the birds!
Luke 18:39
Context18:39 And those who were in front 11 scolded 12 him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted 13 even more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Luke 19:26
Context19:26 ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more, 14 but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. 15
1 sn That is, in spite of Jesus’ instructions to the man to tell no one about the healing (v. 14).
2 tn The word “him” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
3 tn Or “Therefore pay close attention”; Grk “Take heed therefore how you hear.”
4 tn Grk “and.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
5 sn The phrase what he thinks he has is important, because it is not what a person thinks he has that is important but whether he actually has something or not. Jesus describes the person who does not heed his word as having nothing. The person who has nothing loses even that which he thought was something but was not. In other words, he has absolutely nothing at all. Jesus’ teaching must be taken seriously.
6 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
7 sn Judaism had a similar exhortation in 4 Macc 13:14-15.
8 sn Do not be afraid. One should respect and show reverence to God (v. 5), but need not fear his tender care.
9 tn Or “crows.” Crows and ravens belong to the same family of birds. English uses “crow” as a general word for the family. Palestine has several indigenous members of the crow family.
10 tn Or “God gives them food to eat.” L&N 23.6 has both “to provide food for” and “to give food to someone to eat.”
11 sn That is, those who were at the front of the procession.
12 tn Or “rebuked.” The crowd’s view was that surely Jesus would not be bothered with someone as unimportant as a blind beggar.
13 sn Public opinion would not sway the blind man from getting Jesus’ attention. The term shouted is strong as it can be used of animal cries.
14 tn Grk “to everyone who has, he will be given more.”
sn Everyone who has will be given more. Again, faithfulness yields great reward (see Luke 8:18; also Matt 13:12; Mark 4:25).
15 sn The one who has nothing has even what he seems to have taken away from him, ending up with no reward at all (see also Luke 8:18). The exact force of this is left ambiguous, but there is no comfort here for those who are pictured by the third slave as being totally unmoved by the master. Though not an outright enemy, there is no relationship to the master either. Three groups are represented in the parable: the faithful of various sorts (vv. 16, 18); the unfaithful who associate with Jesus but do not trust him (v. 21); and the enemies (v. 27).
