Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Luk 22:34) | 3 sn Once again, Jesus is quite aware that Peter will deny him. Peter, however, is too nonchalant about the possibility of stumbling. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 22:23) | 1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of Jesus’ comments: The disciples begin wondering who would betray him. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 20:40) | 1 sn The attempt to show Jesus as ignorant had left the experts silenced. At this point they did not dare any longer to ask him anything. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 19:48) | 3 sn All the people hung on his words is an idiom for intent, eager listening. Jesus’ popularity and support made it unwise for the leadership to seize him. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 19:15) | 2 tn Grk “he said for these slaves to be called to him.” The passive construction has been translated as an active one and simplified to “he summoned.” |
| (0.30) | (Luk 18:11) | 6 sn Note what the Pharisee assumes about the righteousness of this tax collector by grouping him with extortionists, unrighteous people, and adulterers. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 18:7) | 2 sn The prayers have to do with the righteous who cry out to him to receive justice. The context assumes the righteous are persecuted. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 18:8) | 2 sn Will he find faith on earth? The Son of Man is looking for those who continue to believe in him, despite the wait. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 17:4) | 1 sn You must forgive him. Forgiveness is to be readily given and not withheld. In a community that is to have restored relationships, grudges are not beneficial. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 17:2) | 1 sn The punishment of drowning with a heavy weight attached is extremely gruesome and reflects Jesus’ views concerning those who cause others who believe in him to sin. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 16:27) | 3 tn Grk “Then I beg you, father, that you send him”; the referent (Lazarus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 15:32) | 2 sn By referring to him as your brother, the father reminded the older brother that the younger brother was part of the family. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 11:16) | 2 tn The pronoun “him” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 11:16) | 3 tn Grk “seeking from him.” The imperfect ἐζήτουν (ezētoun) is taken ingressively. It is also possible to regard it as iterative (“kept on asking”). |
| (0.30) | (Luk 10:39) | 3 sn The description of Mary sitting at the Lord’s feet and listening to him makes her sound like a disciple (compare Luke 8:35). |
| (0.30) | (Luk 10:33) | 5 tn “Him” is not in the Greek text but is implied. The verb means “to feel compassion for,” and the object of the compassion is understood. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 9:23) | 4 tn This translation better expresses the force of the Greek third person imperative than the traditional “let him deny,” which could be understood as merely permissive. |
| (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 6:45) | 2 sn Mention of the heart shows that Jesus is not interested in what is done, but why. Motives are more important than actions for him. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 5:24) | 3 sn Jesus did not finish his sentence with words but with action, that is, healing the paralytic with an accompanying pronouncement to him directly. |
