Readings for Lent and Easter

Footnotes

1. Luke 22:63 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
2. Luke 22:63 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3. Luke 22:64 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
4. Luke 22:64 tn The verb ἐπηρώτων (epērōtōn) has been translated as an iterative imperfect. The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in English and has not been translated here.
5. Luke 22:64 tn Grk “Who is the one who hit you?”sn Who hit you? This is a variation of one of three ancient games that involved blindfolds.
6. Luke 22:65 tn Or “insulting.” Luke uses a strong word here; it means “to revile, to defame, to blaspheme” (L&N 33.400).
7. Luke 22:66 tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.
8. Luke 22:66 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
9. Luke 22:66 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
10. Luke 22:66 sn Their council is probably a reference to the Jewish Sanhedrin, the council of seventy leaders.
11. Luke 22:67 tn This is a first class condition in the Greek text.
12. Luke 22:67 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”sn See the note on Christ in 2:11.
13. Luke 22:67 tn This is a third class condition in the Greek text. Jesus had this experience already in 20:1-8.
14. Luke 22:67 tn The negation in the Greek text is the strongest possible (οὐ μή, ou mē).
15. Luke 22:68 tn This is also a third class condition in the Greek text.
16. Luke 22:68 tn The negation in the Greek text is the strongest possible (οὐ μή, ou mē).
17. Luke 22:69 sn From now on. Jesus’ authority was taken up from this moment on. Ironically he is now the ultimate judge, who is himself being judged.
18. Luke 22:69 sn Seated at the right hand is an allusion to Ps 110:1 (“Sit at my right hand…”) and is a claim that Jesus shares authority with God in heaven. Those present may have thought they were his judges, but, in fact, the reverse was true.
19. Luke 22:69 sn The expression the right hand of the power of God is a circumlocution for referring to God. Such indirect references to God were common in 1st century Judaism out of reverence for the divine name.
20. Luke 22:70 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of Jesus’ pronouncement.
21. Luke 22:70 sn The members of the council understood the force of the claim and asked Jesus about another title, Son of God.
22. Luke 22:70 tn Grk “He said to them.”
23. Luke 22:70 sn Jesus’ reply, “You say that I am,” was not a denial, but a way of giving a qualified positive response: “You have said it, but I do not quite mean what you think.”
24. Luke 22:71 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
25. Luke 22:71 sn We have heard it ourselves. The Sanhedrin regarded the answer as convicting Jesus. They saw it as blasphemous to claim such intimacy and shared authority with God, a claim so serious and convicting that no further testimony was needed.
26. Luke 22:71 tn Grk “from his own mouth” (an idiom).