Luke 1:37

1:37 For nothing ¹  will be impossible with God.”

Luke 20:20

Paying Taxes to Caesar

20:20 Then ²  they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. ³  They wanted to take advantage of what he might say ⁴  so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction ⁵  of the governor.

[1:37]  ¹ tn In Greek, the phrase πᾶν ῥῆμα (pan rJhma, “nothing”) has an emphatic position, giving it emphasis as the lesson in the entire discussion. The remark is a call for faith.

[20:20]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[20:20]  ³ tn Grk “righteous,” but in this context the point is their false sincerity.

[20:20]  ⁴ tn Grk “so that they might catch him in some word.”

[20:20]  ⁵ tn This word is often translated “authority” in other contexts, but here, in combination with ἀρχή (arch), it refers to the domain or sphere of the governor’s rule (L&N 37.36).