Luke 2:41

Jesus in the Temple

2:41 Now ¹  Jesus’ ²  parents went to Jerusalem ³  every ⁴  year for the feast of the Passover. ⁵ 

Luke 13:8

13:8 But the worker ⁶  answered him, ‘Sir, leave it alone this year too, until I dig around it and put fertilizer ⁷  on it.

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

² tn Grk “his”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁴ tn On the distributive use of the term κατά (kata), see BDF §305.

⁵ sn The custom of Jesus and his family going to Jerusalem every year for the feast of the Passover shows their piety in obeying the law (Exod 23:14-17).

⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the worker who tended the vineyard) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Grk “toss manure [on it].” This is a reference to manure used as fertilizer.