Lukas 6:46

6:46 “Why ¹  do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ ²  and don’t do what I tell you? ³ 

Lukas 17:9

17:9 He won’t thank the slave because he did what he was told, ⁴  will he? ⁵ 

Lukas 22:64

22:64 They ⁶  blindfolded him and asked him repeatedly, ⁷  “Prophesy! Who hit you?” ⁸ 

[6:46]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[6:46]  ² tn The double use of the vocative is normally used in situations of high emotion or emphasis. Even an emphatic confession without action means little.

[6:46]  ³ sn Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do what I tell you? Respect is not a matter of mere words, but is reflected in obedient action. This short saying, which is much simpler than its more developed conceptual parallel in Matt 7:21-23, serves in this form to simply warn and issue a call to hear and obey, as the last parable also does in vv. 47-49.

[17:9]  ⁴ tn Grk “did what was commanded.”

[17:9]  ⁵ tn The Greek construction anticipates a negative reply which is indicated in the translation by the ‘tag’ at the end, “will he?” Thanks are not required.

[22:64]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[22:64]  ⁷ tn The verb ἐπηρώτων (ephrwtwn) has been translated as an iterative imperfect. The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in English and has not been translated here.

[22:64]  ⁸ tn Grk “Who is the one who hit you?”

[22:64]  sn Who hit you? This is a variation of one of three ancient games that involved blindfolds.