Lukas 9:55

9:55 But Jesus ¹  turned and rebuked them, ² 

Lukas 18:16

18:16 But Jesus called for the children, ³  saying, “Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God ⁴  belongs to such as these. ⁵ 

Lukas 19:26

19:26 ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more, ⁶  but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. ⁷ 

[9:55]  ¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:55]  ² tc Many mss ([D] K Γ Θ Ë^1,13 [579] 700 2542 pm it) have at the end of the verse (with slight variations) “and he said, ‘You do not know what sort of spirit you are of, for the Son of Man did not come to destroy people’s lives, but to save [them].’” This variant is clearly secondary, as it gives some content to the rebuke. Further, it is difficult to explain how such rich material would have been omitted by the rest of the witnesses, including the earliest and best mss.

[9:55]  sn The point of the rebuke is that now was not the time for judgment but patience; see 2 Pet 3:9.

[18:16]  ³ tn Grk “summoned them”; the referent (the children) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:16]  ⁴ 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.

[18:16]  ⁵ sn The kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Children are a picture of those whose simple trust illustrates what faith is all about. The remark illustrates how everyone is important to God, even those whom others regard as insignificant.

[19:26]  ⁶ tn Grk “to everyone who has, he will be given more.”

[19:26]  sn Everyone who has will be given more. Again, faithfulness yields great reward (see Luke 8:18; also Matt 13:12; Mark 4:25).

[19:26]  ⁷ sn The one who has nothing has even what he seems to have taken away from him, ending up with no reward at all (see also Luke 8:18). The exact force of this is left ambiguous, but there is no comfort here for those who are pictured by the third slave as being totally unmoved by the master. Though not an outright enemy, there is no relationship to the master either. Three groups are represented in the parable: the faithful of various sorts (vv. 16, 18); the unfaithful who associate with Jesus but do not trust him (v. 21); and the enemies (v. 27).