Lukas 3:18

3:18 And in this way, ¹  with many other exhortations, John ²  proclaimed good news to the people.

Lukas 11:16

11:16 Others, to test ³  him, ⁴  began asking for ⁵  a sign ⁶  from heaven.

Lukas 14:20

14:20 Another ⁷  said, ‘I just got married, and I cannot come.’ ⁸ 

Lukas 23:32

23:32 Two other criminals ⁹  were also led away to be executed with him.

[3:18]  ¹ tn On construction μὲν οὖν καί (men oun kai), see BDF §451.1.

[3:18]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:16]  ³ tn Grk “testing”; the participle is taken as indicating the purpose of the demand.

[11:16]  ⁴ tn The pronoun “him” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[11:16]  ⁵ tn Grk “seeking from him.” The imperfect ἐζήτουν (ezhtoun) is taken ingressively. It is also possible to regard it as iterative (“kept on asking”).

[11:16]  ⁶ sn What exactly this sign would have been, given what Jesus was already doing, is not clear. But here is where the fence-sitters reside, refusing to commit to him.

[14:20]  ⁷ tn Grk “And another.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[14:20]  ⁸ 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.

[23:32]  ⁹ tc The text reads either “two other criminals” or “others, two criminals.” The first reading (found in Ì⁷⁵ א B) could be read as describing Jesus as a criminal, while the second (found in A C D L W Θ Ψ 070 0250 Ë^1,13 33 Ï) looks like an attempt to prevent this identification. The first reading, more difficult to explain from the other, is likely original.

[23:32]  sn Jesus is numbered among the criminals (see Isa 53:12 and Luke 22:37).