Luke 11:6-7

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Luke 11:6 tn Grk “has come to me from the road.”
2. Luke 11:6 sn The background to the statement I have nothing to set before him is that in ancient Middle Eastern culture it was a matter of cultural honor to be a good host to visitors.
3. Luke 11:7 tn Κἀκεῖνος (kakeinos) has been translated “Then he.”
4. Luke 11:7 tn Grk “answering, he will say.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified to “he will reply.”
5. Luke 11:7 tn Grk “my children are with me in the bed.” In Jewish homes in the time of Jesus, the beds were often all together in one room; thus the householder may be speaking of individual beds (using a collective singular) rather than a common bed.
6. Luke 11:7 tn The syntax of vv. 6-7 is complex. In the Greek text Jesus’ words in v. 6 begin as a question. Some see Jesus’ question ending at v. 6, but the reply starting in v. 8 favors extending the question through the entire illustration. The translation breaks up the long sentence at the beginning of v. 7 and translates Jesus’ words as a statement for reasons of English style.