Lukas 15:6

15:6 Returning ¹  home, he calls together ²  his ³  friends and neighbors, telling them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.’

Lukas 20:20

Paying Taxes to Caesar

20:20 Then ⁴  they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. ⁵  They wanted to take advantage of what he might say ⁶  so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction ⁷  of the governor.

Lukas 24:49

24:49 And look, I am sending you ⁸  what my Father promised. ⁹  But stay in the city ¹⁰  until you have been clothed with power ¹¹  from on high.”

[15:6]  ¹ tn Grk “And coming into his…” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[15:6]  ² sn A touch of drama may be present, as the term calls together can mean a formal celebration (1 Kgs 1:9-10).

[15:6]  ³ tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215). It occurs before “neighbors” as well (“his friends and his neighbors”) but has not been translated the second time because of English style.

[20:20]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[20:20]  ⁵ tn Grk “righteous,” but in this context the point is their false sincerity.

[20:20]  ⁶ tn Grk “so that they might catch him in some word.”

[20:20]  ⁷ tn This word is often translated “authority” in other contexts, but here, in combination with ἀρχή (arch), it refers to the domain or sphere of the governor’s rule (L&N 37.36).

[24:49]  ⁸ tn Grk “sending on you.”

[24:49]  ⁹ tn Grk “the promise of my Father,” with τοῦ πατρός (tou patros) translated as a subjective genitive. This is a reference to the Holy Spirit and looks back to how one could see Messiah had come with the promise of old (Luke 3:15-18). The promise is rooted in Jer 31:31 and Ezek 36:26.

[24:49]  ¹⁰ sn The city refers to Jerusalem.

[24:49]  ¹¹ sn Until you have been clothed with power refers to the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. What the Spirit supplies is enablement. See Luke 12:11-12; 21:12-15. The difference the Spirit makes can be seen in Peter (compare Luke 22:54-62 with Acts 2:14-41).