Lukas 9:1-2
Konteks9:1 After 1 Jesus 2 called 3 the twelve 4 together, he gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure 5 diseases, 9:2 and he sent 6 them out to proclaim 7 the kingdom of God 8 and to heal the sick. 9
Lukas 9:6
Konteks9:6 Then 10 they departed and went throughout 11 the villages, proclaiming the good news 12 and healing people everywhere.
Lukas 10:1
Konteks10:1 After this 13 the Lord appointed seventy-two 14 others and sent them on ahead of him two by two into every town 15 and place where he himself was about to go.
Lukas 10:8-9
Konteks10:8 Whenever 16 you enter a town 17 and the people 18 welcome you, eat what is set before you. 10:9 Heal 19 the sick in that town 20 and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God 21 has come upon 22 you!’
Lukas 10:19
Konteks10:19 Look, I have given you authority to tread 23 on snakes and scorpions 24 and on the full force of the enemy, 25 and nothing will 26 hurt you.
[9:1] 1 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
[9:1] 2 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[9:1] 3 tn An aorist participle preceding an aorist main verb may indicate either contemporaneous (simultaneous) action (“When he called… he gave”) or antecedent (prior) action (“After he called… he gave”). The participle συγκαλεσάμενος (sunkalesameno") has been translated here as indicating antecedent action.
[9:1] 4 tc Some
[9:1] 5 sn Note how Luke distinguishes between exorcisms (authority over all demons) and diseases here.
[9:2] 6 sn “To send out” is often a term of divine commission in Luke: 1:19; 4:18, 43; 7:27; 9:48; 10:1, 16; 11:49; 13:34; 24:49.
[9:2] 8 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.
[9:2] 9 sn As Jesus’ own ministry (Luke 4:16-44) involved both word (to proclaim) and deed (to heal) so also would that of the disciples.
[9:6] 10 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
[9:6] 11 tn This is a distributive use of κατά (kata); see L&N 83:12 where this verse is cited as an example of the usage.
[9:6] 12 tn Or “preaching the gospel.”
[9:6] sn This verse is similar to Luke 9:2, except for good news at this point. The change means that to “preach the kingdom” is to “preach the good news.” The ideas are interchangeable as summaries for the disciples’ message. They are combined in Luke 8:1.
[10:1] 13 tn Grk “And after these things.” Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
[10:1] 14 tc There is a difficult textual problem here and in v. 17, where the number is either “seventy” (א A C L W Θ Ξ Ψ Ë1,13 Ï and several church fathers and early versions) or “seventy-two” (Ì75 B D 0181 pc lat as well as other versions and fathers). The more difficult reading is “seventy-two,” since scribes would be prone to assimilate this passage to several OT passages that refer to groups of seventy people (Num 11:13-17; Deut 10:22; Judg 8:30; 2 Kgs 10:1 et al.); this reading also has slightly better ms support. “Seventy” could be the preferred reading if scribes drew from the tradition of the number of translators of the LXX, which the Letter of Aristeas puts at seventy-two (TCGNT 127), although this is far less likely. All things considered, “seventy-two” is a much more difficult reading and accounts for the rise of the other. Only Luke notes a second larger mission like the one in 9:1-6.
[10:8] 16 tn Grk “And whatever town you enter,” but this is more often expressed in English as “whenever you enter a town.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[10:8] 17 tn Or “city.” Jesus now speaks of the town as a whole, as he will in vv. 10-12.
[10:8] 18 tn Grk “and they”; the referent (the people who live in the town) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[10:9] 19 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
[10:9] sn Ministry (heal the sick) is to take place where it is well received (note welcome in the preceding verse).
[10:9] 20 tn Grk “in it”; the referent (that town) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[10:9] 21 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.
[10:9] 22 tn Or “come near to you,” suggesting the approach (but not arrival) of the kingdom. But the combination of the perfect tense of ἐγγίζω (engizw) with the preposition ἐπί (epi) most likely suggests that the sense is “has come upon” (see BDAG 270 s.v. ἐγγίζω 2; W. R. Hutton, “The Kingdom of God Has Come,” ExpTim 64 [Dec 1952]: 89-91; and D. L. Bock, Luke [BECNT], 2:1000; cf. also NAB “is at hand for you”). These passages argue that a key element of the kingdom is its ability to overcome the power of Satan and those elements in the creation that oppose humanity. Confirmation of this understanding comes in v. 18 and in Luke 11:14-23, especially the parable of vv. 21-23.
[10:19] 23 tn Or perhaps, “trample on” (which emphasizes the impact of the feet on the snakes). See L&N 15.226.
[10:19] 24 sn Snakes and scorpions are examples of the hostility in the creation that is defeated by Jesus. The use of battle imagery shows who the kingdom fights against. See Acts 28:3-6.
[10:19] 25 tn Or “I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and [authority] over the full force of the enemy.” The second prepositional phrase can be taken either as modifying the infinitive πατεῖν (patein, “to tread”) or the noun ἐξουσίαν (exousian, “power”). The former is to be preferred and has been represented in the translation.
[10:19] sn The enemy is a reference to Satan (mentioned in v. 18).
[10:19] 26 tn This is an emphatic double negative in the Greek text.
