Lukas 11:52

11:52 Woe to you experts in religious law! You have taken away ¹  the key to knowledge! You did not go in yourselves, and you hindered ²  those who were going in.”

Lukas 14:7

On Seeking Seats of Honor

14:7 Then ³  when Jesus ⁴  noticed how the guests ⁵  chose the places of honor, ⁶  he told them a parable. He said to them,

Lukas 19:47

19:47 Jesus ⁷  was teaching daily in the temple courts. The chief priests and the experts in the law ⁸  and the prominent leaders among the people were seeking to assassinate ⁹  him,

[11:52]  ¹ sn You have taken away the key to knowledge is another stinging rebuke. They had done the opposite of what they were trying to do.

[11:52]  ² tn Or “you tried to prevent.”

[14:7]  ³ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[14:7]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:7]  ⁵ tn Grk “those who were invited.”

[14:7]  ⁶ tn Or “the best places.” The “places of honor” at the meal would be those closest to the host.

[19:47]  ⁷ tn Grk “And he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[19:47]  ⁸ tn Grk “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

[19:47]  ⁹ tn Grk “to destroy.”

[19:47]  sn The action at the temple was the last straw. In their view, if Jesus could cause trouble in the holy place, then he must be stopped, so the leaders were seeking to assassinate him.