Lukas 7:25

7:25 What ¹  did you go out to see? A man dressed in fancy ²  clothes? ³  Look, those who wear fancy clothes and live in luxury ⁴  are in kings’ courts! ⁵ 

Lukas 9:59

9:59 Jesus ⁶  said to another, “Follow me.” But he replied, ⁷  “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

Lukas 14:8

14:8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, ⁸  do not take ⁹  the place of honor, because a person more distinguished than you may have been invited by your host. ¹⁰ 

Lukas 16:31

16:31 He ¹¹  replied to him, ‘If they do not respond to ¹²  Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’” ¹³ 

Lukas 17:2

17:2 It would be better for him to have a millstone ¹⁴  tied around his neck and be thrown into the sea ¹⁵  than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin. ¹⁶ 

[7:25]  ¹ tn Grk “But what.” Here ἀλλά (alla, a strong contrastive in Greek) produces a somewhat awkward sense in English, and has not been translated. The same situation occurs at the beginning of v. 26.

[7:25]  ² tn Or “soft”; see L&N 79.100.

[7:25]  ³ sn The reference to fancy clothes makes the point that John was not rich or powerful, in that he did not come from the wealthy classes.

[7:25]  ⁴ tn See L&N 88.253, “to revel, to carouse, to live a life of luxury.”

[7:25]  ⁵ tn Or “palaces.”

[9:59]  ⁶ tn Grk “And he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[9:59]  ⁷ tn Grk “said.”

[14:8]  ⁸ tn Or “banquet.” This may not refer only to a wedding feast, because this term can have broader sense (note the usage in Esth 2:18; 9:22 LXX). However, this difference does not affect the point of the parable.

[14:8]  ⁹ tn Grk “do not recline in the place of honor.” 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table, but while reclining on one’s side on the floor with the head closest to the low table and the feet farthest away.

[14:8]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “by him”; the referent (the host) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:31]  ¹¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[16:31]  ¹² tn Or “obey”; Grk “hear.” See the note on the phrase “respond to” in v. 29.

[16:31]  ¹³ sn The concluding statement of the parable, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead, provides a hint that even Jesus’ resurrection will not help some to respond. The message of God should be good enough. Scripture is the sign to be heeded.

[17:2]  ¹⁴ tn This term refers to the heavy upper stone of a grinding mill (L&N 7.70; BDAG 660 s.v. μυλικός).

[17:2]  sn The punishment of drowning with a heavy weight attached is extremely gruesome and reflects Jesus’ views concerning those who cause others who believe in him to sin.

[17:2]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “if a millstone were tied…and he were thrown.” The conditional construction in Greek has been translated by English infinitives: “to have… and be thrown.”

[17:2]  ¹⁶ tn Or “to stumble.” This verb, σκανδαλίσῃ (skandalish), has the same root as the noun σκάνδαλον (skandalon) in 17:1, translated “stumbling blocks”; this wordplay is difficult to reproduce in English. It is possible that the primary cause of offense here would be leading disciples (“little ones”) astray in a similar fashion.