Lukas 2:44

2:44 but (because they assumed that he was in their group of travelers) ¹  they went a day’s journey. Then ²  they began to look for him among their relatives and acquaintances. ³ 

Lukas 13:35

13:35 Look, your house is forsaken! ⁴  And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’” ⁵ 

Lukas 14:28

14:28 For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn’t sit down ⁶  first and compute the cost ⁷  to see if he has enough money to complete it?

[2:44]  ¹ sn An ancient journey like this would have involved a caravan of people who traveled together as a group for protection and fellowship.

[2:44]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[2:44]  ³ tn Or “and friends.” See L&N 28.30 and 34.17.

[13:35]  ⁴ sn Your house is forsaken. The language here is from Jer 12:7 and 22:5. It recalls exilic judgment.

[13:35]  ⁵ sn A quotation from Ps 118:26. The judgment to come will not be lifted until the Lord returns. See Luke 19:41-44.

[14:28]  ⁶ tn The participle καθίσας (kaqisas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[14:28]  ⁷ tn The first illustration involves checking to see if enough funds exist to build a watchtower. Both ψηφίζω (yhfizw, “compute”) and δαπάνη (dapanh, “cost”) are economic terms.