Discovery BoxLuke 8:4 
Context8:4 While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus 1 from one town after another, 2 he spoke to them 3 in a parable:
Luke 8:49
Context8:49 While he was still speaking, someone from the synagogue ruler’s 4 house came and said, “Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the teacher any longer.”
Luke 9:8
Context9:8 while others were saying that Elijah 5 had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had risen. 6
Luke 14:32
Context14:32 If he cannot succeed, 7 he will send a representative 8 while the other is still a long way off and ask for terms of peace. 9
Luke 18:4
Context18:4 For 10 a while he refused, but later on 11 he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people, 12
Luke 22:60
Context22:60 But Peter said, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” At that moment, 13 while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. 14
Luke 24:41
Context24:41 And while they still could not believe it 15 (because of their joy) and were amazed, 16 he said to them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” 17
1 tn Grk “to him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn This phrase renders a distributive use of κατά (kata) with πόλις (polis), literally “according to [each] town.”
3 tn The words “to them” do not appear in the Greek text but are supplied in the translation for clarity.
4 tn That is, “the official in charge of the synagogue”; ἀρχισυνάγωγος (arcisunagwgo") refers to the “president of a synagogue” (so BDAG 139 s.v. and L&N 53.93). In this case the referent is Jairus (v. 41).
5 sn The appearance of Elijah would mean that the end time had come. According to 2 Kgs 2:11, Elijah was still alive. In Mal 4:5 it is said that Elijah would be the precursor of Messiah.
6 sn The phrase had risen could be understood to mean “had been resurrected,” but this is only a possible option, not a necessary one, since the phrase could merely mean that a figure had appeared on the scene who mirrored an earlier historical figure. The three options of vv. 7-8 will be repeated in v. 19.
7 tn Grk “And if not.” Here δέ (de) has not been translated; “succeed” is implied and has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
8 tn Grk “a messenger.”
9 sn This image is slightly different from the former one about the tower (vv. 28-30). The first part of the illustration (sit down first and determine) deals with preparation. The second part of the illustration (ask for terms of peace) has to do with recognizing who is stronger. This could well suggest thinking about what refusing the “stronger one” (God) might mean, and thus constitutes a warning. Achieving peace with God, the more powerful king, is the point of the illustration.
10 tn Grk “And for.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
11 tn Grk “after these things.”
12 tn Grk “man,” but the singular ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used as a generic in comparison to God.
13 tn Grk “And immediately.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
14 tn A real rooster crowing is probably in view here (rather than the Roman trumpet call known as gallicinium), in part due to the fact that Mark 14:72 mentions the rooster crowing twice. See the discussion at Matt 26:74.
15 sn They still could not believe it. Is this a continued statement of unbelief? Or is it a rhetorical expression of their amazement? They are being moved to faith, so a rhetorical force is more likely here.
16 sn Amazement is the common response to unusual activity: 1:63; 2:18; 4:22; 7:9; 8:25; 9:43; 11:14; 20:26.
17 sn Do you have anything here to eat? Eating would remove the idea that a phantom was present. Angelic spirits refused a meal in Jdt 13:16 and Tob 12:19, but accepted it in Gen 18:8; 19:3 and Tob 6:6.
