Luke 8:35

8:35 So ¹  the people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus. They ²  found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.

Luke 10:24

10:24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings longed to see ³  what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”

Luke 14:18

14:18 But one after another they all ⁴  began to make excuses. ⁵  The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, ⁶  and I must go out and see it. Please excuse me.’ ⁷ 

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the people’s response to the report.

² tn Grk “Jesus, and they.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

³ sn This is what past prophets and kings had wanted very much to see, yet the fulfillment had come to the disciples. This remark is like 1 Pet 1:10-12 or Heb 1:1-2.

⁵ tn Or “all unanimously” (BDAG 107 s.v. ἀπό 6). "One after another" is suggested by L&N 61.2.

⁶ sn To make excuses and cancel at this point was an insult in the culture of the time. Regardless of customs concerning responses to invitations, refusal at this point was rude.

⁷ sn I have bought a field. An examination of newly bought land was a common practice. It was this person’s priority.

⁸ sn The expression Please excuse me is probably a polite way of refusing, given the dynamics of the situation, although it is important to note that an initial acceptance had probably been indicated and it was now a bit late for a refusal. The semantic equivalent of the phrase may well be “please accept my apologies.”