Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Luk 19:17) | 3 sn The faithful slave received expanded responsibility (authority over ten cities) as a result of his faithfulness; this in turn is an exhortation to faithfulness for the reader. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 19:5) | 3 sn I must stay. Jesus revealed the necessity of his associating with people like Zacchaeus (5:31-32). This act of fellowship indicated acceptance. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 16:28) | 1 sn To warn them. The warning would consist of a call to act differently than their dead brother had, or else meet his current terrible fate. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 16:21) | 3 sn When the dogs came and licked his sores it meant that he was unclean. See the negative image of Rev 22:15 that draws on this picture. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 16:1) | 3 sn His manager was the steward in charge of managing the house. He could have been a slave trained for the role. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 16:2) | 1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of the reports the man received about his manager. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 15:30) | 3 sn The charge concerning the prostitutes is unproven, but essentially the older brother accuses the father of committing an injustice by rewarding his younger son’s unrighteous behavior. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 14:26) | 2 tn Grk “his own soul,” but ψυχή (psuchē) is frequently used of one’s physical life. It clearly has that meaning in this context. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 13:14) | 1 sn The irony is that Jesus’ “work” consisted of merely touching the woman. There is no sense of joy that eighteen years of suffering was reversed with his touch. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 13:2) | 2 sn Jesus did not want his hearers to think that tragedy was necessarily a judgment on these people because they were worse sinners. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 11:32) | 2 sn The phrase repented when Jonah preached to them confirms that in this context the sign of Jonah (v. 30) is his message. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 10:31) | 5 sn The text suggests that the priest went out of his way (on the other side) not to get too close to the scene. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 9:51) | 5 tn Grk “he set his face,” a Semitic idiom that speaks of a firm, unshakable resolve to do something (Gen 31:21; Isa 50:7). |
| (0.30) | (Luk 9:4) | 2 sn Jesus telling his disciples to stay there in one house contrasts with the practice of religious philosophers in the ancient world who went from house to house begging. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 8:25) | 2 sn “Where is your faith?” The call is to trust God and realize that those who exercise faith can trust in his care. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 7:48) | 3 sn Jesus showed his authority to forgive sins, something that was quite controversial. See Luke 5:17-26 and the next verse. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 7:40) | 2 sn Jesus answered him. Note that as the Pharisee is denying to himself that Jesus is a prophet, Jesus is reading his thoughts. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 7:18) | 3 tn Grk “And calling two of his disciples, John sent.” The participle προσκαλεσάμενος (proskalesamenos) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 6:20) | 2 tn Grk “lifting up his eyes” (an idiom). The participle ἐπάρας (eparas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 6:8) | 3 tn Grk “their reasonings.” The implication is that Jesus knew his opponents’ plans and motives, so the translation “thoughts” was used here. |
