Lukas 7:12

7:12 As he approached the town gate, a man ¹  who had died was being carried out, ²  the only son of his mother (who ³  was a widow ⁴ ), and a large crowd from the town ⁵  was with her.

Lukas 11:1

Instructions on Prayer

11:1 Now ⁶  Jesus ⁷  was praying in a certain place. When ⁸  he stopped, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John ⁹  taught ¹⁰  his disciples.”

[7:12]  ¹ tn Grk “behold.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[7:12]  ² tn That is, carried out for burial. This was a funeral procession.

[7:12]  ³ tn Grk “and she.” The clause introduced by καί (kai) has been translated as a relative clause for the sake of English style.

[7:12]  ⁴ sn The description of the woman as a widow would mean that she was now socially alone and without protection in 1st century Jewish culture.

[7:12]  ⁵ tn Or “city.”

[11:1]  ⁶ tn Grk “And it happened that while.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated. Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[11:1]  ⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:1]  ⁸ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[11:1]  ⁹ sn John refers to John the Baptist.

[11:1]  ¹⁰ sn It was not unusual for Jewish groups to have their own prayer as a way of expressing corporate identity. Judaism had the Eighteen Benedictions and apparently John the Baptist had a prayer for his disciples as well.