Lukas 11:26
Konteks11:26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so 1 the last state of that person 2 is worse than the first.” 3
Lukas 11:31
Konteks11:31 The queen of the South 4 will rise up at the judgment 5 with the people 6 of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon – and now, 7 something greater 8 than Solomon is here!
Lukas 21:18
Konteks21:18 Yet 9 not a hair of your head will perish. 10
[11:26] 1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the concluding point of the story.
[11:26] 2 tn Grk “man.” This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo"), referring to both males and females.
[11:26] 3 sn The point of the story is that to fail to respond is to risk a worse fate than when one started.
[11:31] 4 sn On the queen of the South see 1 Kgs 10:1-3 and 2 Chr 9:1-12, as well as Josephus, Ant. 8.6.5-6 (8.165-175). The South most likely refers to modern southwest Arabia, possibly the eastern part of modern Yemen, although there is an ancient tradition reflected in Josephus which identifies this geo-political entity as Ethiopia.
[11:31] 5 sn For the imagery of judgment, see Luke 10:13-15 and 11:19. The warnings are coming consistently now.
[11:31] 6 tn Grk “men”; the word here (ἀνήρ, anhr) usually indicates males or husbands, but occasionally is used in a generic sense of people in general, as is the case here (cf. BDAG 79 s.v. 1, 2). The same term, translated the same way, occurs in v. 32.
[11:31] 8 sn The message of Jesus was something greater than what Solomon offered. On Jesus and wisdom, see Luke 7:35; 10:21-22; 1 Cor 1:24, 30.
[21:18] 9 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “yet” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
[21:18] 10 sn Given v. 16, the expression not a hair of your head will perish must be taken figuratively and refer to living ultimately in the presence of God.