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Luke 5:24

Context
5:24 But so that you may know 1  that the Son of Man 2  has authority on earth to forgive sins” – he said to the paralyzed man 3  – “I tell you, stand up, take your stretcher 4  and go home.” 5 

Luke 21:23

Context
21:23 Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days! For there will be great distress 6  on the earth and wrath against this people.

Luke 21:25

Context
The Arrival of the Son of Man

21:25 “And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, 7  and on the earth nations will be in distress, 8  anxious 9  over the roaring of the sea and the surging waves.

1 sn Now Jesus put the two actions together. The walking of the man would be proof (so that you may know) that his sins were forgiven and that God had worked through Jesus (i.e., the Son of Man).

2 sn The term Son of Man, which is a title in Greek, comes from a pictorial description in Dan 7:13 of one “like a son of man” (i.e., a human being). It is Jesus’ favorite way to refer to himself. Jesus did not reveal the background of the term here, which mixes human and divine imagery as the man in Daniel rides a cloud, something only God does. He just used it. It also could be an idiom in Aramaic meaning either “some person” or “me.” So there is a little ambiguity in its use here, since its origin is not clear at this point. However, the action makes it clear that Jesus used it to refer to himself here.

3 tn Grk “to the one who was paralyzed”; the Greek participle is substantival and has been simplified to a simple adjective and noun in the translation.

sn Jesus did not finish his sentence with words but with action, that is, healing the paralytic with an accompanying pronouncement to him directly.

4 tn This word, κλινίδιον (klinidion), is the same as the one used in v. 19. In this context it may be translated “stretcher” (see L&N 6.107).

5 tn Grk “to your house.”

6 sn Great distress means that this is a period of great judgment.

7 sn Signs in the sun and moon and stars are cosmic signs that turn our attention to the end and the Son of Man’s return for the righteous. OT imagery is present: See Isa 13:9-10; 24:18-20; 34:4; Ezek 32:7-8; Joel 2:1, 30-31; 3:15.

8 tn Grk “distress of nations.”

9 tn Or “in consternation” (L&N 32.9).



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