Lukas 5:29

5:29 Then ¹  Levi gave a great banquet ²  in his house for Jesus, ³  and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others sitting ⁴  at the table with them.

Lukas 9:23

A Call to Discipleship

9:23 Then ⁵  he said to them all, ⁶  “If anyone wants to become my follower, ⁷  he must deny ⁸  himself, take up his cross daily, ⁹  and follow me.

Lukas 11:49

11:49 For this reason also the wisdom ¹⁰  of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,’

Lukas 12:24

12:24 Consider the ravens: ¹¹  They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn, yet God feeds ¹²  them. How much more valuable are you than the birds!

Lukas 22:47

Betrayal and Arrest

22:47 While he was still speaking, suddenly a crowd appeared, ¹³  and the man named Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He walked up ¹⁴  to Jesus to kiss him. ¹⁵ 

[5:29]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[5:29]  ² sn A great banquet refers to an elaborate meal. Many of the events in Luke take place in the context of meal fellowship: 7:36-50; 9:12-17; 10:38-42; 11:37-54; 14:1-24; 22:7-38; 24:29-32, 41-43.

[5:29]  ³ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:29]  ⁴ tn Grk “reclining.” This term reflects the normal practice in 1st century Jewish culture of eating a meal in a semi-reclining position. Since it is foreign to most modern readers, the translation “sitting” has been substituted.

[9:23]  ⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[9:23]  ⁶ sn Here them all could be limited to the disciples, since Jesus was alone with them in v. 18. It could also be that by this time the crowd had followed and found him, and he addressed them, or this could be construed as a separate occasion from the discussion with the disciples in 9:18-22. The cost of discipleship is something Jesus was willing to tell both insiders and outsiders about. The rejection he felt would also fall on his followers.

[9:23]  ⁷ tn Grk “to come after me.”

[9:23]  ⁸ 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.

[9:23]  ⁹ sn Only Luke mentions taking up one’s cross daily. To bear the cross means to accept the rejection of the world for turning to Jesus and following him. Discipleship involves a death that is like a crucifixion; see Gal 6:14.

[11:49]  ¹⁰ sn The expression the wisdom of God is a personification of an attribute of God that refers to his wise will.

[12:24]  ¹¹ tn Or “crows.” Crows and ravens belong to the same family of birds. English uses “crow” as a general word for the family. Palestine has several indigenous members of the crow family.

[12:24]  ¹² tn Or “God gives them food to eat.” L&N 23.6 has both “to provide food for” and “to give food to someone to eat.”

[22:47]  ¹³ tn Grk “While he was still speaking, behold, a crowd, and the one called Judas…was leading them.” The abrupt appearance of the crowd on the scene is indicated in the translation by “suddenly” and “appeared.”

[22:47]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “drew near.”

[22:47]  ¹⁵ tc Many mss (D Θ Ë¹³ 700 pm as well as several versional mss) add here, “for this is the sign he gave to them: Whoever I kiss is [the one].” This addition is almost certainly not original, since most of the important mss lack it. It may be a copyist’s attempt to clarify the text, or the accidental inclusion of a marginal gloss.