Lukas 16:30

16:30 Then ¹  the rich man ²  said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead ³  goes to them, they will repent.’

Lukas 17:20

The Coming of the Kingdom

17:20 Now at one point ⁴  the Pharisees ⁵  asked Jesus ⁶  when the kingdom of God ⁷  was coming, so he answered, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs ⁸  to be observed,

Lukas 21:9

21:9 And when you hear of wars and rebellions, ⁹  do not be afraid. ¹⁰  For these things must happen first, but the end will not come at once.” ¹¹ 

Lukas 22:42

22:42 “Father, if you are willing, take ¹²  this cup ¹³  away from me. Yet not my will but yours ¹⁴  be done.”

[16:30]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[16:30]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (the rich man, v. 19) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:30]  ³ sn If someone from the dead goes to them. The irony and joy of the story is that what is denied the rich man’s brothers, a word of warning from beyond the grave, is given to the reader of the Gospel in this exchange.

[17:20]  ⁴ tn The words “at one point” are supplied to indicate that the following incident is not necessarily in chronological sequence with the preceding event.

[17:20]  ⁵ sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.

[17:20]  ⁶ tn Grk “having been asked by the Pharisees.” The passive construction has been translated as an active one in keeping with contemporary English style, and the direct object, Jesus, has been supplied from the context.

[17:20]  ⁷ sn The kingdom of God is a major theme of Jesus. It is a realm in which Jesus rules and to which those who trust him belong. See Luke 6:20; 11:20; 17:20-21.

[17:20]  ⁸ tn Or “is not coming in a way that it can be closely watched” (L&N 24.48). Although there are differing interpretations of what this means, it probably refers to the cosmic signs often associated with the kingdom’s coming in the Jewish view (1 En. 91, 93; 2 Bar. 53—74). See D. L. Bock, Luke (BECNT), 2:1412-14, also H. Riesenfeld, TDNT 8:150.

[21:9]  ⁹ tn Social and political chaos also precedes the end. This term refers to revolutions (L&N 39.34).

[21:9]  ¹⁰ tn This is not the usual term for fear, but refers to a deep sense of terror and emotional distress (Luke 24:37; BDAG 895 s.v. πτοέω).

[21:9]  ¹¹ sn The end will not come at once. This remark about timing not only indicates that there will be events before the end, but that some time will also pass before it comes.

[22:42]  ¹² tn Luke’s term παρένεγκε is not as exact as the one in Matt 26:39. Luke’s means “take away” (BDAG 772 s.v. παρένεγκε 2.c) while Matthew’s means “take away without touching,” suggesting an alteration (if possible) in God’s plan. For further discussion see D. L. Bock, Luke (BECNT), 2:1759-60.

[22:42]  ¹³ sn This cup alludes to the wrath of God that Jesus would experience (in the form of suffering and death) for us. See Ps 11:6; 75:8-9; Isa 51:17, 19, 22 for this figure.

[22:42]  ¹⁴ sn With the statement “Not my will but yours be done” Jesus submitted fully to God’s will.