Lukas 19:9

19:9 Then ¹  Jesus said to him, “Today salvation ²  has come to this household, ³  because he too is a son of Abraham! ⁴ 

Lukas 14:18

14:18 But one after another they all ⁵  began to make excuses. ⁶  The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, ⁷  and I must go out and see it. Please excuse me.’ ⁸ 

[19:9]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative

[19:9]  ² sn This is one of the few uses of the specific term salvation in Luke (1:69, 71, 77), though the concept runs throughout the Gospel.

[19:9]  ³ sn The household is not a reference to the building, but to the people who lived within it (L&N 10.8).

[19:9]  ⁴ sn Zacchaeus was personally affirmed by Jesus as a descendant (son) of Abraham and a member of God’s family.

[14:18]  ⁵ tn Or “all unanimously” (BDAG 107 s.v. ἀπό 6). "One after another" is suggested by L&N 61.2.

[14:18]  ⁶ sn To make excuses and cancel at this point was an insult in the culture of the time. Regardless of customs concerning responses to invitations, refusal at this point was rude.

[14:18]  ⁷ sn I have bought a field. An examination of newly bought land was a common practice. It was this person’s priority.

[14:18]  ⁸ sn The expression Please excuse me is probably a polite way of refusing, given the dynamics of the situation, although it is important to note that an initial acceptance had probably been indicated and it was now a bit late for a refusal. The semantic equivalent of the phrase may well be “please accept my apologies.”