Luke 18:10

18:10 “Two men went up ¹  to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee ²  and the other a tax collector. ³ 

Luke 19:4

19:4 So ⁴  he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree ⁵  to see him, because Jesus ⁶  was going to pass that way.

Luke 24:38

24:38 Then ⁷  he said to them, “Why are you frightened, ⁸  and why do doubts ⁹  arise in your hearts?

[18:10]  ¹ sn The temple is on a hill in Jerusalem, so one would go up to enter its precincts.

[18:10]  ² sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.

[18:10]  ³ sn See the note on tax collectors in 3:12.

[19:4]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of Zacchaeus not being able to see over the crowd.

[19:4]  ⁵ sn A sycamore tree would have large branches near the ground like an oak tree and would be fairly easy to climb. These trees reach a height of some 50 ft (about 15 m).

[19:4]  ⁶ tn Grk “that one”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:38]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[24:38]  ⁸ tn Or “disturbed,” “troubled.”

[24:38]  ⁹ tn The expression here is an idiom; see BDAG 58 s.v. ἀναβαίνω 2. Here καρδία (kardia) is a collective singular; the expression has been translated as plural in English.