Lukas 11:31

11:31 The queen of the South ¹  will rise up at the judgment ²  with the people ³  of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon – and now, ⁴  something greater ⁵  than Solomon is here!

Lukas 13:14

13:14 But the president of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd, “There are six days on which work ⁶  should be done! ⁷  So come ⁸  and be healed on those days, and not on the Sabbath day.”

Lukas 14:10

14:10 But when you are invited, go and take the least important place, so that when your host ⁹  approaches he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up here to a better place.’ ¹⁰  Then you will be honored in the presence of all who share the meal with you.

Lukas 14:21

14:21 So ¹¹  the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the master of the household was furious ¹²  and said to his slave, ‘Go out quickly ¹³  to the streets and alleys of the city, ¹⁴  and bring in the poor, ¹⁵  the crippled, ¹⁶  the blind, and the lame.’

[11:31]  ¹ sn On the queen of the South see 1 Kgs 10:1-3 and 2 Chr 9:1-12, as well as Josephus, Ant. 8.6.5-6 (8.165-175). The South most likely refers to modern southwest Arabia, possibly the eastern part of modern Yemen, although there is an ancient tradition reflected in Josephus which identifies this geo-political entity as Ethiopia.

[11:31]  ² sn For the imagery of judgment, see Luke 10:13-15 and 11:19. The warnings are coming consistently now.

[11:31]  ³ tn Grk “men”; the word here (ἀνήρ, anhr) usually indicates males or husbands, but occasionally is used in a generic sense of people in general, as is the case here (cf. BDAG 79 s.v. 1, 2). The same term, translated the same way, occurs in v. 32.

[11:31]  ⁴ tn Grk “behold.”

[11:31]  ⁵ sn The message of Jesus was something greater than what Solomon offered. On Jesus and wisdom, see Luke 7:35; 10:21-22; 1 Cor 1:24, 30.

[13:14]  ⁶ sn The irony is that Jesus’ “work” consisted of merely touching the woman. There is no sense of joy that eighteen years of suffering was reversed with his touch.

[13:14]  ⁷ tn Grk “on which it is necessary to work.” This has been simplified in the translation.

[13:14]  ⁸ tn The participle ἐρχόμενοι (ercomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[14:10]  ⁹ tn Grk “the one who invited you.”

[14:10]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “Go up higher.” This means to move to a more important place.

[14:21]  ¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of the preceding responses.

[14:21]  ¹² tn Grk “being furious, said.” The participle ὀργισθείς (orgisqei") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[14:21]  ¹³ sn It was necessary to go out quickly because the banquet was already prepared. All the food would spoil if not eaten immediately.

[14:21]  ¹⁴ tn Or “town.”

[14:21]  ¹⁵ sn The poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame. Note how the list matches v. 13, illustrating that point. Note also how the party goes on; it is not postponed until a later date. Instead new guests are invited.

[14:21]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “and the crippled.” Normally crippled as a result of being maimed or mutilated (L&N 23.177). Καί (kai) has not been translated here and before the following category (Grk “and the blind and the lame”) since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.