Luke 9:57

Challenging Professed Followers

9:57 As ¹  they were walking ²  along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” ³ 

Luke 10:31

10:31 Now by chance ⁴  a priest was going down that road, but ⁵  when he saw the injured man ⁶  he passed by ⁷  on the other side. ⁸ 

Luke 24:35

24:35 Then they told what had happened on the road, ⁹  and how they recognized him ¹⁰  when he broke the bread.

¹ tn Grk “And as.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² tn Grk “going,” but “walking” is an accurate description of how they traveled about.

³ tc Most mss (A C W Θ Ψ Ë¹³ 33 Ï) add κύριε (kurie, “Lord”) here, but scribes were prone to add to the text, especially appellations for the Lord. The shorter reading also enjoys significant ms support (Ì^45,75 א B D L Ξ Ë¹ lat co).

⁴ sn The phrase by chance adds an initial note of hope and fortune to the expectation in the story.

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context between the priest’s expected action (helping the victim) and what he really did.

⁶ tn Grk “him”; the referent (the injured man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ sn It is not said why the priest passed by and refused to help. It is not relevant to the point of the parable that no help was given in the emergency situation.

⁸ sn The text suggests that the priest went out of his way (on the other side) not to get too close to the scene.

⁷ sn Now with the recounting of what had happened on the road two sets of witnesses corroborate the women’s report.

⁸ tn Grk “how he was made known to them”; or “how he was recognized by them.” Here the passive construction has been converted to an active one in the translation in keeping with contemporary English style.