Discovery BoxLuke 6:40 
Context6:40 A disciple 1 is not greater than 2 his teacher, but everyone when fully trained will be like his teacher.
Luke 14:11
Context14:11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but 3 the one who humbles 4 himself will be exalted.”
Luke 18:9
Context18:9 Jesus 5 also told this parable to some who were confident that they were righteous and looked down 6 on everyone else.
1 tn Or “student.”
2 tn Or “significantly different.” The idea, as the next phrase shows, is that teachers build followers who go the same direction they do.
3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context, which involves the reversal of expected roles.
4 sn The point of the statement the one who humbles himself will be exalted is humility and the reversal imagery used to underline it is common: Luke 1:52-53; 6:21; 10:15; 18:14.
5 tn Grk “He”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Grk “and despised.” This is a second parable with an explanatory introduction.
