Luke 10:23

10:23 Then ¹  Jesus ²  turned ³  to his ⁴  disciples and said privately, “Blessed ⁵  are the eyes that see what you see!

Luke 10:2

10:2 He ⁶  said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest ⁷  to send out ⁸  workers into his harvest.

[10:23]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[10:23]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:23]  ³ tn Grk “turning to the disciples, he said.” The participle στραφείς (strafei") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[10:23]  ⁴ tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

[10:23]  ⁵ sn This beatitude highlights the great honor bestowed on the disciples to share in this salvation, as v. 20 also noted. See also Luke 2:30.

[10:2]  ⁶ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[10:2]  ⁷ sn The phrase Lord of the harvest recognizes God’s sovereignty over the harvest process.

[10:2]  ⁸ tn Grk “to thrust out.”