Lukas 6:7

6:7 The experts in the law ¹  and the Pharisees ²  watched ³  Jesus ⁴  closely to see if ⁵  he would heal on the Sabbath, ⁶  so that they could find a reason to accuse him.

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,

[6:7]  ¹ tn Or “The scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

[6:7]  ² sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.

[6:7]  ³ sn The term translated watched…closely is emotive, since it carries negative connotations. It means they were watching him out of the corner of their eye or spying on him.

[6:7]  ⁴ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:7]  ⁵ tn This is a first class condition in the Greek text; Jesus’ opponents anticipated he would do this.

[6:7]  ⁶ sn The background for this is the view that only if life was endangered should one attempt to heal on the Sabbath (see the Mishnah, m. Shabbat 6.3; 12.1; 18.3; 19.2; m. Yoma 8.6).

[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.