Luke 7:30

7:30 However, the Pharisees ¹  and the experts in religious law ²  rejected God’s purpose ³  for themselves, because they had not been baptized ⁴  by John. ⁵ ) ⁶ 

Luke 11:53

11:53 When he went out from there, the experts in the law ⁷  and the Pharisees began to oppose him bitterly, ⁸  and to ask him hostile questions ⁹  about many things,

Luke 15:2

15:2 But ¹⁰  the Pharisees ¹¹  and the experts in the law ¹²  were complaining, ¹³  “This man welcomes ¹⁴  sinners and eats with them.”

¹ sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.

² tn That is, the experts in the interpretation of the Mosaic law (see also Luke 5:17, although the Greek term is not identical there, and Luke 10:25, where it is the same).

³ tn Or “plan.”

⁴ tn The participle βαπτισθέντες (baptisqente") has been translated as a causal adverbial participle; it could also be translated as means (“for themselves, by not having been baptized”). This is similar to the translation found in the NRSV.

⁵ tn Grk “by him”; the referent (John the Baptist) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ sn Luke 7:29-30 forms something of an aside by the author. To indicate this, they have been placed in parentheses.

⁷ tn Or “the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

⁸ tn Or “terribly.”

⁹ tn For this term see L&N 33.183.

¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

¹⁴ sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.

¹⁵ tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

¹⁶ tn Or “grumbling”; Grk “were complaining, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

¹⁷ tn Or “accepts,” “receives.” This is not the first time this issue has been raised: Luke 5:27-32; 7:37-50.