Lukas 12:59

12:59 I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid the very last cent!” ¹ 

Lukas 15:10

15:10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels ²  over one sinner who repents.”

Lukas 17:23

17:23 Then people ³  will say to you, ‘Look, there he is!’ ⁴  or ‘Look, here he is!’ Do not go out or chase after them. ⁵ 

Lukas 19:40

19:40 He answered, ⁶  “I tell you, if they ⁷  keep silent, the very stones ⁸  will cry out!”

Lukas 22:16

22:16 For I tell you, I will not eat it again ⁹  until it is fulfilled ¹⁰  in the kingdom of God.” ¹¹ 

Lukas 23:43

23:43 And Jesus ¹²  said to him, “I tell you the truth, ¹³  today ¹⁴  you will be with me in paradise.” ¹⁵ 

[12:59]  ¹ tn Here the English word “cent” is used as opposed to the parallel in Matt 5:26 where “penny” appears, since the Greek word there is different and refers to a different but similar coin.

[12:59]  sn This cent was a lepton, the smallest coin available. It was copper or bronze, worth one-half of a quadrans or 1/128 of a denarius. The parallel in Matt 5:26 mentions the quadrans instead of the lepton. The illustration refers to the debt one owes God and being sure to settle with him in the right time, before it is too late. Some interpreters, however, consider it to be like Matt 5:26, which has similar imagery but a completely different context.

[15:10]  ² sn The whole of heaven is said to rejoice. Joy in the presence of God’s angels is a way of referring to God’s joy as well without having to name him explicitly. Contemporary Judaism tended to refer to God indirectly where possible out of reverence or respect for the divine name.

[17:23]  ³ tn Grk “And they will say.” The plural in Greek is indefinite, referring to people in general. Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[17:23]  ⁴ tn The words “he is” here and in the following clause are understood and have been supplied from the context.

[17:23]  ⁵ sn Do not go out or chase after them. There will be no need to search for the Son of Man at his coming, though many will falsely claim its arrival.

[19:40]  ⁶ tn Grk “and answering, he said.” This has been simplified in the translation to “He answered.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[19:40]  ⁷ tn Grk “these.”

[19:40]  ⁸ sn This statement amounts to a rebuke. The idiom of creation speaking means that even creation knows what is taking place, yet the Pharisees miss it. On this idiom, see Gen 4:10 and Hab 2:11.

[22:16]  ⁹ tn Although the word “again” is not in the Greek text, it is supplied to indicate that Jesus did indeed partake of this Passover meal, as statements in v. 18 suggest (“from now on”). For more complete discussion see D. L. Bock, Luke (BECNT), 2:1720.

[22:16]  ¹⁰ sn Jesus looked to a celebration in the kingdom to come when the Passover is fulfilled. This reference could well suggest that some type of commemorative sacrifice and meal will be celebrated then, as the antecedent is the Passover sacrifice. The reference is not to the Lord’s supper as some argue, but the Passover.

[22:16]  ¹¹ sn The kingdom of God here refers to the kingdom in all its power. See Luke 17:20-37.

[23:43]  ¹² tn Grk “he.”

[23:43]  ¹³ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[23:43]  ¹⁴ sn Jesus gives more than the criminal asked for, because the blessing will come today, not in the future. He will be among the righteous. See the note on today in 2:11.

[23:43]  ¹⁵ sn In the NT, paradise is mentioned three times. Here it refers to the abode of the righteous dead. In Rev 2:7 it refers to the restoration of Edenic paradise predicted in Isa 51:3 and Ezek 36:35. In 2 Cor 12:4 it probably refers to the “third heaven” (2 Cor 12:2) as the place where God dwells.