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Luke 20:44-46
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Luke 20:44-46
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44 If David then calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?”[a]
Jesus Warns the Disciples against Pride
45 As[b] all the people were listening, Jesus[c] said to his disciples, 46 “Beware[d] of the experts in the law.[e] They[f] like walking around in long robes, and they love elaborate greetings[g] in the marketplaces[h] and the best seats[i] in the synagogues[j] and the places of honor at banquets.
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- Luke 20:44 tn Grk “David thus calls him ‘Lord.’ So how is he his son?” The conditional nuance, implicit in Greek, has been made explicit in the translation (cf. Matt 22:45).
- Luke 20:45 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
- Luke 20:45 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Luke 20:46 tn Or “Be on guard against.” This is a present imperative and indicates that pride is something to constantly be on the watch against.
- Luke 20:46 tn Or “of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.
- Luke 20:46 tn Grk “who,” continuing the sentence begun by the prior phrase.
- Luke 20:46 sn There is later Jewish material in the Talmud that spells out such greetings in detail. See D. L. Bock, Luke (BECNT), 2:1642; H. Windisch, TDNT 1:498.
- Luke 20:46 sn See the note on marketplace in Luke 7:32.
- Luke 20:46 sn See Luke 14:7-14.
- Luke 20:46 sn See the note on synagogues in 4:15.
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