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 9:18

Peter’s Confession

9:18 Once ⁵  when Jesus ⁶  was praying ⁷  by himself, and his disciples were nearby, he asked them, ⁸  “Who do the crowds say that I am?” ⁹ 

Lukas 17:20

The Coming of the Kingdom

17:20 Now at one point ¹⁰  the Pharisees ¹¹  asked Jesus ¹²  when the kingdom of God ¹³  was coming, so he answered, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs ¹⁴  to be observed,

Lukas 20:21

20:21 Thus ¹⁵  they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach correctly, ¹⁶  and show no partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. ¹⁷ 

[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.

[9:18]  ⁵ tn Grk “And it happened that.” 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 καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[9:18]  ⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:18]  ⁷ sn Prayer is a favorite theme of Luke and he is the only one of the gospel authors to mention it in the following texts (with the exception of 22:41): Luke 3:21; 5:16; 6:12; 9:28-29; 11:1; 22:41; 23:34, 46.

[9:18]  ⁸ tn Grk “the disciples were with him, and he asked them, saying.”

[9:18]  ⁹ sn “Who do the crowds say that I am?” The question of who Jesus is occurs frequently in this section of Luke: 7:49; 8:25; 9:9. The answer resolves a major theme of Luke’s Gospel.

[17:20]  ¹⁰ tn The words “at one point” are supplied to indicate that the following incident is not necessarily in chronological sequence with the preceding event.

[17:20]  ¹¹ sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.

[17:20]  ¹² tn Grk “having been asked by the Pharisees.” The passive construction has been translated as an active one in keeping with contemporary English style, and the direct object, Jesus, has been supplied from the context.

[17:20]  ¹³ 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.

[17:20]  ¹⁴ tn Or “is not coming in a way that it can be closely watched” (L&N 24.48). Although there are differing interpretations of what this means, it probably refers to the cosmic signs often associated with the kingdom’s coming in the Jewish view (1 En. 91, 93; 2 Bar. 53—74). See D. L. Bock, Luke (BECNT), 2:1412-14, also H. Riesenfeld, TDNT 8:150.

[20:21]  ¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “thus” to indicate the implied result of the plans by the spies.

[20:21]  ¹⁶ tn Or “precisely”; Grk “rightly.” Jesus teaches exactly, the straight and narrow.

[20:21]  ¹⁷ sn Teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Very few comments are as deceitful as this one; they did not really believe this at all. The question was specifically designed to trap Jesus.