Luke 22:65

22:65 They also said many other things against him, reviling him.

Luke 3:18

3:18 And in this way, with many other exhortations, John proclaimed good news to the people.

Luke 17:35

17:35 There will be two women grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.”

Luke 11:26

11:26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so the last state of that person is worse than the first.”


tn Or “insulting.” Luke uses a strong word here; it means “to revile, to defame, to blaspheme” (L&N 33.400).

tn On construction μὲν οὖν καί (men oun kai), see BDF §451.1.

tn Grk “he”; the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Grk “at the same place.” According to L&N 46.16, this refers to a hand mill normally operated by two women.

tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the concluding point of the story.

tn Grk “man.” This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo"), referring to both males and females.

sn The point of the story is that to fail to respond is to risk a worse fate than when one started.