Luke 7:39

7:39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, ¹  he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, ²  he would know who and what kind of woman ³  this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.”

Luke 16:3

16:3 Then ⁴  the manager said to himself, ‘What should I do, since my master is taking my position ⁵  away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig, ⁶  and I’m too ashamed ⁷  to beg.

¹ 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.

² 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)…”

³ sn The Pharisees believed in a form of separationism that would have prevented them from any kind of association with such a sinful woman.

⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events in the parable.

⁵ tn Grk “the stewardship,” “the management.”

⁶ tn Here “dig” could refer (1) to excavation (“dig ditches,” L&N 19.55) or (2) to agricultural labor (“work the soil,” L&N 43.3). In either case this was labor performed by the uneducated, so it would be an insult as a job for a manager.

⁷ tn Grk “I do not have strength to dig; I am ashamed to beg.”