Lukas 3:14

3:14 Then some soldiers ¹  also asked him, “And as for us – what should we do?” ²  He told them, “Take money from no one by violence ³  or by false accusation, ⁴  and be content with your pay.”

Lukas 11:27

11:27 As ⁵  he said these things, a woman in the crowd spoke out ⁶  to him, “Blessed is the womb ⁷  that bore you and the breasts at which you nursed!” ⁸ 

Lukas 21:24

21:24 They ⁹  will fall by the edge ¹⁰  of the sword and be led away as captives ¹¹  among all nations. Jerusalem ¹²  will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. ¹³ 

[3:14]  ¹ tn Grk “And soldiers.”

[3:14]  ² tn Grk “And what should we ourselves do?”

[3:14]  ³ tn Or “Rob no one.” The term διασείσητε (diaseishte) here refers to “shaking someone.” In this context it refers to taking financial advantage of someone through violence, so it refers essentially to robbery. Soldiers are to perform their tasks faithfully. A changed person is to carry out his tasks in life faithfully and without grumbling.

[3:14]  ⁴ tn The term translated “accusation” (συκοφαντήσητε, sukofanthshte) refers to a procedure by which someone could bring charges against an individual and be paid a part of the fine imposed by the court. Soldiers could do this to supplement their pay, and would thus be tempted to make false accusations.

[11:27]  ⁵ tn Grk “And it happened that as.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[11:27]  ⁶ tn Grk “lifted up her voice and said.” This idiom is somewhat redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified to “spoke out.”

[11:27]  ⁷ tn For this term see L&N 8.69.

[11:27]  ⁸ sn Both the reference to the womb and the breasts form a figure of speech called metonymy. In this case the parts are mentioned instead of the whole; the meaning is “Blessed is your mother!” The warnings seem to have sparked a little nervousness that brought forth this response. In the culture a mother was valued for the accomplishments of her son. So this amounts to a compliment to Jesus.

[21:24]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[21:24]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “by the mouth of the sword” (an idiom for the edge of a sword).

[21:24]  ¹¹ sn Here is the predicted judgment against the nation until the time of Gentile rule has passed: Its people will be led away as captives.

[21:24]  ¹² tn Grk “And Jerusalem.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[21:24]  ¹³ sn Until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled implies a time when Israel again has a central role in God’s plan.