Lukas 13:3

13:3 No, I tell you! But unless you repent, ¹  you will all perish as well! ² 

Lukas 13:5

13:5 No, I tell you! But unless you repent ³  you will all perish as well!” ⁴ 

Lukas 15:7

15:7 I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner ⁵  who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people ⁶  who have no need to repent. ⁷ 

Lukas 15:10

15:10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels ⁸  over one sinner who repents.”

Lukas 24:46-47

24:46 and said to them, “Thus it stands written that the Christ ⁹  would suffer ¹⁰  and would rise from the dead on the third day, 24:47 and repentance ¹¹  for the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed ¹²  in his name to all nations, ¹³  beginning from Jerusalem. ¹⁴ 

[13:3]  ¹ sn Jesus was stressing that all stand at risk of death, if they do not repent and receive life.

[13:3]  ² tn Or “you will all likewise perish,” but this could be misunderstood to mean that they would perish by the same means as the Galileans. Jesus’ point is that apart from repentance all will perish.

[13:5]  ³ sn Jesus’ point repeats v. 3. The circumstances make no difference. All must deal with the reality of what death means.

[13:5]  ⁴ tn Grk “similarly.”

[15:7]  ⁵ sn There will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents. The pursuit of the sinner is a priority in spite of the presence of others who are doing well (see also Luke 5:32; 19:10). The theme of repentance, a major Lukan theme, is again emphasized.

[15:7]  ⁶ tn Here δικαίοις (dikaioi") is an adjective functioning substantivally and has been translated “righteous people.”

[15:7]  ⁷ tn Or “who do not need to repent”; Grk “who do not have need of repentance.”

[15:10]  ⁸ 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.

[24:46]  ⁹ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[24:46]  ¹⁰ tn Three Greek infinitives are the key to this summary: (1) to suffer, (2) to rise, and (3) to be preached. The Christ (Messiah) would be slain, would be raised, and a message about repentance would go out into all the world as a result. All of this was recorded in the scripture. The remark shows the continuity between Jesus’ ministry, the scripture, and what disciples would be doing as they declared the Lord risen.

[24:47]  ¹¹ sn This repentance has its roots in declarations of the Old Testament. It is the Hebrew concept of a turning of direction.

[24:47]  ¹² tn Or “preached,” “announced.”

[24:47]  ¹³ sn To all nations. The same Greek term (τὰ ἔθνη, ta eqnh) may be translated “the Gentiles” or “the nations.” The hope of God in Christ was for all the nations from the beginning.

[24:47]  ¹⁴ sn Beginning from Jerusalem. See Acts 2, which is where it all starts.

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