Lukas 10:3

10:3 Go! I ¹  am sending you out like lambs ²  surrounded by wolves. ³ 

Lukas 14:22

14:22 Then ⁴  the slave said, ‘Sir, what you instructed has been done, and there is still room.’ ⁵ 

[10:3]  ¹ tn Grk “Behold I.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[10:3]  ² sn On the imagery of lambs see Isa 40:11, Ezek 34:11-31, and John 10:1-18.

[10:3]  ³ sn This imagery of wolves is found in intertestamental Judaism as well; see Pss. Sol. 8:23.

[14:22]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the order of events within the parable.

[14:22]  ⁵ sn And still there is room. This comment suggests the celebration was quite a big one, picturing the openness of God’s grace.