Lukas 3:10

3:10 So ¹  the crowds were asking ²  him, “What then should we do?”

Lukas 11:54

11:54 plotting against ³  him, to catch ⁴  him in something he might say.

Lukas 14:20

14:20 Another ⁵  said, ‘I just got married, and I cannot come.’ ⁶ 

[3:10]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the consequential nature of the people’s response.

[3:10]  ² tn Though this verb is imperfect, in this context it does not mean repeated, ongoing questions, but simply a presentation in vivid style as the following verbs in the other examples are aorist.

[11:54]  ³ tn Grk “lying in ambush against,” but this is a figurative extension of that meaning.

[11:54]  ⁴ tn This term was often used in a hunting context (BDAG 455 s.v. θηρεύω; L&N 27.30). Later examples of this appear in Luke 20.

[14:20]  ⁵ tn Grk “And another.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[14:20]  ⁶ sn I just got married, and I cannot come. There is no request to be excused here; just a refusal. Why this disqualifies attendance is not clear. The OT freed a newly married man from certain responsibilities such as serving in the army (Deut 20:7; 24:5), but that would hardly apply to a banquet. The invitation is not respected in any of the three cases.