Luke 11:42

11:42 “But woe to you Pharisees! You give a tenth of your mint, rue, and every herb, yet you neglect justice and love for God! But you should have done these things without neglecting the others.

Luke 13:16

13:16 Then shouldn’t this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long 10  years, be released from this imprisonment 11  on the Sabbath day?”

tn Grk “Woe to you…because you…” The causal particle ὅτι (Joti) has not been translated here for rhetorical effect (and so to the end of this chapter).

tn Or “you tithe mint.”

sn These small herbs were tithed with great care (Mishnah, m. Demai 2:1).

tn Grk “and rue.” Καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

sn Justice was a major theme of OT ethics (Mic 6:8; Zech 7:8-10).

tn Grk “those”; but this has been translated as “the others” to clarify which are meant.

tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to show the connection with Jesus’ previous statement.

tn Grk “is it not necessary that.” Jesus argues that no other day is more appropriate to heal a descendant of Abraham than the Sabbath, the exact opposite view of the synagogue leader.

sn Note that this is again a battle between Satan and God; see 11:18-23.

10 tn The word “long” reflects the emphasis added in the Greek text by ἰδού (idou). See BDAG 468 s.v. 1.

11 tn Or “bondage”; Grk “bond.”