Luke 4:33

4:33 Now ¹  in the synagogue ²  there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean ³  demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,

Luke 11:43

11:43 Woe to you Pharisees! You love the best seats ⁴  in the synagogues ⁵  and elaborate greetings ⁶  in the marketplaces!

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a specific example of how Jesus spoke with authority (v. 32).

² sn See the note on synagogues in 4:15.

³ tn Grk “having an unclean, demonic spirit,” that is, an evil spirit. This is the only place Luke uses this lengthy phrase. Normally he simply says an “unclean spirit.”

⁴ tn Or “seats of honor.” The term here is plural and is not a reference only to the lead “seat of Moses” in the synagogue, but includes the front seats near the ark.

⁵ sn See the note on synagogues in 4:15.

⁶ tn Grk “and the greetings.”