Lukas 7:12

7:12 As he approached the town gate, a man ¹  who had died was being carried out, ²  the only son of his mother (who ³  was a widow ⁴ ), and a large crowd from the town ⁵  was with her.

Lukas 15:9

15:9 Then ⁶  when she has found it, she calls together her ⁷  friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice ⁸  with me, for I have found the coin ⁹  that I had lost.’

Lukas 18:16

18:16 But Jesus called for the children, ¹⁰  saying, “Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God ¹¹  belongs to such as these. ¹² 

Lukas 21:4

21:4 For they all offered their gifts out of their wealth. ¹³  But she, out of her poverty, put in everything she had to live on.” ¹⁴ 

[7:12]  ¹ tn Grk “behold.” 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).

[7:12]  ² tn That is, carried out for burial. This was a funeral procession.

[7:12]  ³ tn Grk “and she.” The clause introduced by καί (kai) has been translated as a relative clause for the sake of English style.

[7:12]  ⁴ sn The description of the woman as a widow would mean that she was now socially alone and without protection in 1st century Jewish culture.

[7:12]  ⁵ tn Or “city.”

[15:9]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[15:9]  ⁷ tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

[15:9]  ⁸ sn Rejoice. Besides the theme of pursuing the lost, the other theme of the parable is the joy of finding them.

[15:9]  ⁹ tn Grk “drachma.”

[18:16]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “summoned them”; the referent (the children) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:16]  ¹¹ sn The kingdom of God is a major theme of Jesus. It is a realm in which Jesus rules and to which those who trust him belong. See Luke 6:20; 11:20; 17:20-21.

[18:16]  ¹² sn The kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Children are a picture of those whose simple trust illustrates what faith is all about. The remark illustrates how everyone is important to God, even those whom others regard as insignificant.

[21:4]  ¹³ tn Grk “out of what abounded to them.”

[21:4]  ¹⁴ tn Or “put in her entire livelihood.”