Luke 3:10

3:10 So ¹  the crowds were asking ²  him, “What then should we do?”

Luke 7:39

7:39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, ³  he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, ⁴  he would know who and what kind of woman ⁵  this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.”

Luke 11:16

11:16 Others, to test ⁶  him, ⁷  began asking for ⁸  a sign ⁹  from heaven.

Luke 23:6

Jesus Brought Before Herod

23:6 Now when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the consequential nature of the people’s response.

² tn Though this verb is imperfect, in this context it does not mean repeated, ongoing questions, but simply a presentation in vivid style as the following verbs in the other examples are aorist.

³ tn The word “this” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

⁴ tn This is a good example of a second class (contrary to fact) Greek conditional sentence. The Pharisee said, in effect, “If this man were a prophet (but he is not)…”

⁵ sn The Pharisees believed in a form of separationism that would have prevented them from any kind of association with such a sinful woman.

⁵ tn Grk “testing”; the participle is taken as indicating the purpose of the demand.

⁶ tn The pronoun “him” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

⁷ tn Grk “seeking from him.” The imperfect ἐζήτουν (ezhtoun) is taken ingressively. It is also possible to regard it as iterative (“kept on asking”).

⁸ sn What exactly this sign would have been, given what Jesus was already doing, is not clear. But here is where the fence-sitters reside, refusing to commit to him.