Lukas 10:2

10:2 He ¹  said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest ²  to send out ³  workers into his harvest.

Lukas 18:13

18:13 The tax collector, however, stood ⁴  far off and would not even look up ⁵  to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, be merciful ⁶  to me, sinner that I am!’ ⁷ 

[10:2]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[10:2]  ² sn The phrase Lord of the harvest recognizes God’s sovereignty over the harvest process.

[10:2]  ³ tn Grk “to thrust out.”

[18:13]  ⁴ tn Grk “standing”; the Greek participle has been translated as a finite verb.

[18:13]  ⁵ tn Grk “even lift up his eyes” (an idiom).

[18:13]  ⁶ tn The prayer is a humble call for forgiveness. The term for mercy (ἱλάσκομαι, Jilaskomai) is associated with the concept of a request for atonement (BDAG 473-74 s.v. 1; Ps 51:1, 3; 25:11; 34:6, 18).

[18:13]  ⁷ tn Grk “the sinner.” The tax collector views himself not just as any sinner but as the worst of all sinners. See ExSyn 222-23.