Matthew 12:12

12:12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

Luke 11:45

11:45 One of the experts in religious law ¹  answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things you insult ²  us too.”

Luke 20:19

20:19 Then ³  the experts in the law ⁴  and the chief priests wanted to arrest ⁵  him that very hour, because they realized he had told this parable against them. But ⁶  they were afraid of the people.

¹ sn That is, an expert in the interpretation of the Mosaic law. They worked closely with the Pharisees.

² tn For this term, see Matt 22;6; Luke 18:32; Acts 14:5; 1 Thess 2:2.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁴ tn Or “The scribes” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

⁵ tn Grk “tried to lay hands on him.”

⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.