Luke 12:42

12:42 The Lord replied, ¹  “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, ²  whom the master puts in charge of his household servants, ³  to give them their allowance of food at the proper time?

Luke 20:20

Paying Taxes to Caesar

20:20 Then ⁴  they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. ⁵  They wanted to take advantage of what he might say ⁶  so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction ⁷  of the governor.

[12:42]  ¹ tn Grk “And the Lord said.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[12:42]  ² tn Or “administrator,” “steward” (L&N 37.39).

[12:42]  ³ tn This term, θεραπεία (qerapeia), describes the group of servants working in a particular household (L&N 46.6).

[20:20]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[20:20]  ⁵ tn Grk “righteous,” but in this context the point is their false sincerity.

[20:20]  ⁶ tn Grk “so that they might catch him in some word.”

[20:20]  ⁷ 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).