Lukas 8:38

8:38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go ¹  with him, but Jesus ²  sent him away, saying,

Lukas 18:3

18:3 There was also a widow ³  in that city ⁴  who kept coming ⁵  to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

[8:38]  ¹ tn Grk “be,” that is, “remain.” In this context that would involve accompanying Jesus as he went on his way.

[8:38]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:3]  ³ sn This widow was not necessarily old, since many people lived only into their thirties in the 1st century.

[18:3]  ⁴ tn Or “town.”

[18:3]  ⁵ tn This is an iterative imperfect; the widow did this on numerous occasions.