Lukas 8:42

8:42 because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. ¹ 

As Jesus was on his way, the crowds pressed ²  around him.

Lukas 10:11

10:11 ‘Even the dust of your town ³  that clings to our feet we wipe off ⁴  against you. ⁵  Nevertheless know this: The kingdom of God has come.’ ⁶ 

Lukas 11:9

11:9 “So ⁷  I tell you: Ask, ⁸  and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door ⁹  will be opened for you.

Lukas 13:1

A Call to Repent

13:1 Now ¹⁰  there were some present on that occasion who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. ¹¹ 

[8:42]  ¹ tn This imperfect verb could be understood ingressively: “she was beginning to die” or “was approaching death.”

[8:42]  ² sn Pressed is a very emphatic term – the crowds were pressing in so hard that one could hardly breathe (L&N 19.48).

[10:11]  ³ tn Or “city.”

[10:11]  ⁴ sn See Luke 9:5, where the verb is different but the meaning is the same. This was a sign of rejection.

[10:11]  ⁵ tn Here ὑμῖν (Jumin) has been translated as a dative of disadvantage.

[10:11]  ⁶ tn Or “has come near.” As in v. 9 (see above), the combination of ἐγγίζω (engizw) with the preposition ἐπί (epi) is decisive in showing that the sense is “has come” (see BDAG 270 s.v. ἐγγίζω 2, and W. R. Hutton, “The Kingdom of God Has Come,” ExpTim 64 [Dec 1952]: 89-91).

[11:9]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai, from καγώ [kagw]) has been translated as “so” to indicate the conclusion drawn from the preceding parable.

[11:9]  ⁸ sn The three present imperatives in this verse (Ask…seek…knock) are probably intended to call for a repeated or continual approach before God.

[11:9]  ⁹ tn Grk “it”; the referent (a door) is implied by the context and has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:1]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[13:1]  ¹¹ sn This is an event that otherwise is unattested, though several events similar to it are noted in Josephus (J. W. 2.9.2-4 [2.169-177]; Ant. 13.13.5 [13.372-73], 18.3.1-2 [18.55-62]; 18.4.1 [18.85-87]). It would have caused a major furor.