Lukas 20:19

20:19 Then ¹  the experts in the law ²  and the chief priests wanted to arrest ³  him that very hour, because they realized he had told this parable against them. But ⁴  they were afraid of the people.

Lukas 23:22

23:22 A third time he said to them, “Why? What wrong has he done? I have found him guilty ⁵  of no crime deserving death. ⁶  I will therefore flog ⁷  him and release him.”

[20:19]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[20:19]  ² tn Or “The scribes” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

[20:19]  ³ tn Grk “tried to lay hands on him.”

[20:19]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[23:22]  ⁵ tn Grk “no cause of death I found in him.”

[23:22]  ⁶ sn The refrain of innocence comes once again. Pilate tried to bring some sense of justice, believing Jesus had committed no crime deserving death.

[23:22]  ⁷ tn Or “scourge” (BDAG 749 s.v. παιδεύω 2.b.γ). See the note on “flogged” in v. 16.