Luke 17:7

17:7 “Would any one of you say ¹  to your slave ²  who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep, ‘Come at once and sit down for a meal’? ³ 

Luke 23:26

The Crucifixion

23:26 As ⁴  they led him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene, ⁵  who was coming in from the country. ⁶  They placed the cross on his back and made him carry it behind Jesus. ⁷ 

[17:7]  ¹ tn Grk “Who among you, having a slave… would say to him.”

[17:7]  ² tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.

[17:7]  ³ tn Grk “and recline at table,” as 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table, but while reclining on one’s side on the floor with the head closest to the low table and the feet farthest away. See BDAG 70 s.v. ἀναπίπτω 1.

[23:26]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[23:26]  ⁵ sn Jesus was beaten severely with a whip before this (the prelude to crucifixion, known to the Romans as verberatio, mentioned in Matt 27:26; Mark 15:15; John 19:1), so he would have been weak from trauma and loss of blood. Apparently he was unable to bear the cross himself, so Simon was conscripted to help. Cyrene was located in North Africa where Tripoli is today. Nothing more is known about this Simon. Mark 15:21 names him as father of two people apparently known to Mark’s audience.

[23:26]  ⁶ tn Or perhaps, “was coming in from his field” outside the city (BDAG 15-16 s.v. ἀγρός 1).

[23:26]  ⁷ tn Grk “they placed the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.”