Discovery BoxLuke 7:23 
Context7:23 Blessed is anyone 1 who takes no offense at me.”
Luke 6:30
Context6:30 Give to everyone who asks you, 2 and do not ask for your possessions 3 back 4 from the person who takes them away.
Luke 11:22
Context11:22 But 5 when a stronger man 6 attacks 7 and conquers him, he takes away the first man’s 8 armor on which the man relied 9 and divides up 10 his plunder. 11
1 tn Grk “whoever.”
2 sn Jesus advocates a generosity and a desire to meet those in dire need with the command give to everyone who asks you. This may allude to begging; giving alms was viewed highly in the ancient world (Matt 6:1-4; Deut 15:7-11).
3 tn Grk “your things,” sometimes translated “what is yours” or “what belongs to you.”
4 sn Do not ask for your possessions back… is an example of showing forgiveness. Paul’s remarks in 1 Cor 6:7 may reflect this principle.
5 tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
6 tn The referent of the expression “a stronger man” is Jesus.
7 tn Grk “stronger man than he attacks.”
8 tn Grk “his”; the referent (the first man mentioned) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
9 tn Grk “on which he relied.”
10 tn Or “and distributes.”
11 sn Some see the imagery here as similar to Eph 4:7-10, although no opponents are explicitly named in that passage. Jesus has the victory over Satan. Jesus’ acts of healing mean that the war is being won and the kingdom is coming.
