Lukas 4:42

4:42 The next morning ¹  Jesus ²  departed and went to a deserted place. Yet ³  the crowds were seeking him, and they came to him and tried to keep him from leaving them.

Lukas 15:20

15:20 So ⁴  he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way from home ⁵  his father saw him, and his heart went out to him; ⁶  he ran and hugged ⁷  his son ⁸  and kissed him.

Lukas 19:13

19:13 And he summoned ten of his slaves, ⁹  gave them ten minas, ¹⁰  and said to them, ‘Do business with these until I come back.’

[4:42]  ¹ tn Grk “When it became day.”

[4:42]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:42]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “yet” to indicate that the crowds still sought Jesus in spite of his withdrawal.

[15:20]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of the son’s decision to return home. Greek style often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” but English style generally does not.

[15:20]  ⁵ tn Grk “a long way off from [home].” The word “home” is implied (L&N 85.16).

[15:20]  ⁶ tn Or “felt great affection for him,” “felt great pity for him.”

[15:20]  sn The major figure of the parable, the forgiving father, represents God the Father and his compassionate response. God is ready with open arms to welcome the sinner who comes back to him.

[15:20]  ⁷ tn Grk “he fell on his neck,” an idiom for showing special affection for someone by throwing one’s arms around them. The picture is of the father hanging on the son’s neck in welcome.

[15:20]  ⁸ tn Grk “him”; the referent (the son) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:13]  ⁹ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.

[19:13]  ¹⁰ sn That is, one for each. A mina was a Greek monetary unit worth one hundred denarii or about four months’ wages for an average worker based on a six-day work week.