Luke 3:18

3:18 And in this way, ¹  with many other exhortations, John ²  proclaimed good news to the people.

Luke 9:6

9:6 Then ³  they departed and went throughout ⁴  the villages, proclaiming the good news ⁵  and healing people everywhere.

¹ tn On construction μὲν οὖν καί (men oun kai), see BDF §451.1.

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

³ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁴ tn This is a distributive use of κατά (kata); see L&N 83:12 where this verse is cited as an example of the usage.

⁵ tn Or “preaching the gospel.”