Luke 12:57

Clear the Debts

12:57 “And ¹  why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

Luke 19:36

19:36 As ²  he rode along, they ³  spread their cloaks on the road.

Luke 21:30

21:30 When they sprout leaves, you see ⁴  for yourselves and know that summer is now near.

¹ tn Jesus calls for some personal reflection. However, this unit probably does connect to the previous one – thus the translation of δέ (de) here as “And” – to make a good spiritual assessment, thus calling for application to the spiritual, rather than personal, realm.

² tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

³ tn The disciples initiated this action (since in 19:35 and 37 they are the subject) but the other gospels indicate the crowds also became involved. Thus it is difficult to specify the referent here as “the disciples” or “people.”

³ tn Grk “seeing for yourselves, you know.” The participle βλέποντες (bleponte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.