translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: LUK

label: NET study note

text: The phrase Lord of the harvest recognizes God’s sovereignty over the harvest process.


text: On the imagery of lambs see Isa 40:11 , Ezek 34:11-31 , and John 10:1-18 .


text: This imagery of wolves is found in intertestamental Judaism as well; see Pss. Sol. 8:23.


text: On the command Do not carry see Luke 9:3 . The travel instructions communicate a note of urgency and stand in contrast to philosophical teachers, who often took a bag. There is no ostentation in this ministry.


text: The statement ‘ May peace be on this house! ’ is really a benediction, asking for God’s blessing. The requested shalom (peace) is understood as coming from God.


text: The response to these messengers determines how God’s blessing is bestowed – if they are not welcomed with peace , their blessing will return to them. Jesus shows just how important their mission is by this remark.


text: On the phrase the worker deserves his pay see 1 Tim 5:18 and 1 Cor 9:14 .


text: 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 .


text: More discussion takes place concerning rejection ( the people do not welcome you ), as these verses lead into the condemnation of certain towns for their rejection of God’s kingdom.


text: See Luke 9:5 , where the verb is different but the meaning is the same. This was a sign of rejection.


text: The allusion to Sodom , the most wicked of OT cities from Gen 19:1-29 , shows that to reject the current message is even more serious than the worst sins of the old era and will result in more severe punishment. The noun Sodom is in emphatic position in the Greek text.


text: Chorazin was a town of Galilee that was probably fairly small in contrast to Bethsaida and is otherwise unattested. Bethsaida was declared a polis by the tetrarch Herod Philip, sometime after a.d. 30.


text: Tyre and Sidon are two other notorious OT cities (; Jer 25:22; 47:4 ). The remark is a severe rebuke, in effect: “Even the sinners of the old era would have responded to the proclamation of the kingdom, unlike you!” map For location see Map1-A1 ; JP3-F3 ; JP4-F3 .


text: Capernaum was a town on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, 680 ft (204 m) below sea level. It was a major trade and economic center in the North Galilean region. map For location see Map1-D2 ; Map2-C3 ; Map3-B2 .


text: In the OT, Hades was known as Sheol . It is the place where the unrighteous will reside ( Matt 11:23 ; Luke 16:23 ; Rev 20:13-14 ).


text: Jesus linked himself to the disciples’ message: Responding to the disciples ( listens to you ) counts as responding to him.


text: The one who sent me refers to God.


text: Snakes and scorpions are examples of the hostility in the creation that is defeated by Jesus. The use of battle imagery shows who the kingdom fights against. See Acts 28:3-6 .


text: Jesus rejoiced. The account of the mission in 10:1-24 ends with several remarks about joy.


text: The title Lord is an important name for God, showing his sovereignty, but it is interesting that it comes next to a reference to the Father , a term indicative of God’s care. The two concepts are often related in the NT; see Eph 1:3-6 .


text: See 1 Cor 1:26-31 .


text: This verse has been noted for its conceptual similarity to teaching in John’s Gospel ( 10:15; 17:2 ). The authority of the Son and the Father are totally intertwined.


text: This beatitude highlights the great honor bestowed on the disciples to share in this salvation, as v. 20 also noted. See also Luke 2:30 .


text: This is what past prophets and kings had wanted very much to see , yet the fulfillment had come to the disciples. This remark is like 1 Pet 1:10-12 or Heb 1:1-2 .


text: The combination of inherit with eternal life asks, in effect, “What must I do to be saved?”


text: A quotation from Deut 6:5 . The fourfold reference to different parts of the person says, in effect, that one should love God with all one’s being.


text: Jesus commends the reply ( you have answered correctly ). What is assumed here, given the previous context, is that he will respond to Jesus’ message, as to love God is to respond to his Son; see v. 22 .


text: The journey from Jerusalem to Jericho was 17 mi (27 km), descending some 1800 ft (540 m) in altitude. It was known for its danger because the road ran through areas of desert and caves where the robbers hid.


text: That is, in a state between life and death; severely wounded.


text: The phrase by chance adds an initial note of hope and fortune to the expectation in the story.


text: It is not said why the priest passed by and refused to help. It is not relevant to the point of the parable that no help was given in the emergency situation.


text: The text suggests that the priest went out of his way ( on the other side ) not to get too close to the scene.


text: The ancient practice of pouring oil was designed to comfort and clean the wounds ( Isa 1:6 ).


text: His own animal refers to a riding animal, presumably a donkey, but not specified.


text: Jesus reversed the question the expert in religious law asked in v. 29 to one of becoming a neighbor by loving. “Do not think about who they are, but who you are,” was his reply.


text: The neighbor did not do what was required (that is why his response is called mercy ) but had compassion and out of kindness went the extra step that shows love. See Mic 6:8 . Note how the expert in religious law could not bring himself to admit that the example was a Samaritan, someone who would have been seen as a racial half-breed and one not worthy of respect. So Jesus makes a second point that neighbors may appear in surprising places.


text: The description of Mary sitting at the Lord’s feet and listening to him makes her sound like a disciple (compare Luke 8:35 ).


text: The term distracted means “to be pulled away” by something (L&N 25.238). It is a narrative comment that makes clear who is right in the account.


text: The double vocative Martha, Martha communicates emotion.