Lukas 7:20
Konteks7:20 When 1 the men came to Jesus, 2 they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask, 3 ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?’” 4
Lukas 8:10
Konteks8:10 He 5 said, “You have been given 6 the opportunity to know 7 the secrets 8 of the kingdom of God, 9 but for others they are in parables, so that although they see they may not see, and although they hear they may not understand. 10
[7:20] 1 tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[7:20] 2 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[7:20] 3 tn Grk “to you, saying,” but since this takes the form of a question, it is preferable to use the phrase “to ask” in English.
[7:20] 4 tn This question is repeated word for word from v. 19.
[8:10] 5 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
[8:10] 6 tn This is an example of a so-called “divine passive,” with God understood to be the source of the revelation (see ExSyn 437-38).
[8:10] 7 tn Grk “it has been given to you to know.” The dative pronoun occurs first, in emphatic position in the Greek text, although this position is awkward in contemporary English.
[8:10] 8 tn Grk “the mysteries.”
[8:10] sn The key term secrets (μυστήριον, musthrion) can mean either (1) a new revelation or (2) a revealing interpretation of existing revelation as in Dan 2:17-23, 27-30. Jesus seems to be explaining how current events develop old promises, since the NT consistently links the events of Jesus’ ministry and message with old promises (Rom 1:1-4; Heb 1:1-2). The traditional translation of this word, “mystery,” is misleading to the modern English reader because this English word suggests a secret which people have tried to uncover but which they have failed to understand (L&N 28.77).
[8:10] 9 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.
[8:10] 10 sn A quotation from Isa 6:9. Thus parables both conceal or reveal depending on whether one is open to hearing what they teach.