Lukas 12:33

12:33 Sell your possessions ¹  and give to the poor. ²  Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out – a treasure in heaven ³  that never decreases, ⁴  where no thief approaches and no moth ⁵  destroys.

Lukas 15:22

15:22 But the father said to his slaves, ⁶  ‘Hurry! Bring the best robe, ⁷  and put it on him! Put a ring on his finger ⁸  and sandals ⁹  on his feet!

[12:33]  ¹ sn The call to sell your possessions is a call to a lack of attachment to the earth and a generosity as a result.

[12:33]  ² tn Grk “give alms,” but this term is not in common use today.

[12:33]  ³ tn Grk “in the heavens.”

[12:33]  ⁴ tn Or “an unfailing treasure in heaven,” or “an inexhaustible treasure in heaven.”

[12:33]  ⁵ tn The term σής (shs) refers to moths in general. It is specifically the larvae of moths that destroy clothing by eating holes in it (L&N 4.49; BDAG 922 s.v.). See Jas 5:2, which mentions “moth-eaten” clothing.

[15:22]  ⁶ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.

[15:22]  ⁷ sn With the instructions Hurry! Bring the best robe, there is a total acceptance of the younger son back into the home.

[15:22]  ⁸ tn Grk “hand”; but χείρ (ceir) can refer to either the whole hand or any relevant part of it (L&N 8.30).

[15:22]  ⁹ sn The need for sandals underlines the younger son’s previous destitution, because he was barefoot.