Luke 22:68

22:68 and if ¹  I ask you, you will not ²  answer.

Matthew 15:2-3

15:2 “Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their ³  hands when they eat.” ⁴  15:3 He answered them, ⁵  “And why do you disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?

Colossians 4:6

4:6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer everyone.

¹ tn This is also a third class condition in the Greek text.

² tn The negation in the Greek text is the strongest possible (οὐ μή, ou mh).

³ tc ‡ Although most witnesses read the genitive plural pronoun αὐτῶν (autwn, “their”), it may have been motivated by clarification (as it is in the translation above). Several other authorities do not have the pronoun, however (א B Δ 073 ˹ 579 700 892 1424 pc f g¹); the lack of an unintentional oversight as the reason for omission strengthens their combined testimony in this shorter reading. NA²⁷ has the pronoun in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

⁴ tn Grk “when they eat bread.”

⁵ tn Grk “But answering, he said to them.”