8:27 Then Jesus and his disciples went to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. 3 On the way he asked his disciples, 4 “Who do people say that I am?”
10:46 They came to Jericho. 5 As Jesus 6 and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.
1 sn Interestingly, the synoptic parallels each use a different word for Satan here: Matt 13:19 has “the evil one,” while Luke 8:12 has “the devil.” This illustrates the fluidity of the gospel tradition in often using synonyms at the same point of the parallel tradition.
2 sn The word of Jesus has the potential to save if it germinates in a person’s heart, something the devil is very much against.
3 map Fpr location see Map1-C1; Map2-F4.
4 tn Grk “he asked his disciples, saying to them.” The phrase λέγων αὐτοῖς (legwn autois) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
5 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
6 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.