Luke 9:43
9:43 Then
1 they were all astonished at the mighty power
2 of God.
Another Prediction of Jesus’ Suffering
But while the entire crowd 3 was amazed at everything Jesus 4 was doing, he said to his disciples,
1 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the response at the conclusion of the account.
2 sn The revelation of the mighty power of God was the manifestation of God’s power shown through Jesus. See Acts 10:38.
3 tn Grk “all”; the referent (the crowd) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tc Most mss, especially the later ones (A C W Θ Ψ 0115 Ë13 33 892 Ï al), actually supply ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς (Jo Ihsous, “Jesus”) here. Since the earliest and best witnesses, along with many others (Ì75 א B D L Ξ Ë1 579 700 1241 2542 pc lat), lack the name, and since scribes were unlikely to intentionally omit it, the shorter reading is preferred as the original reading.