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 21:5

The Signs of the End of the Age

21:5 Now ⁴  while some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned ⁵  with beautiful stones and offerings, ⁶  Jesus ⁷  said,

[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.

[21:5]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[21:5]  ⁵ sn The Jerusalem temple was widely admired around the world. See Josephus, Ant. 15.11 (15.380-425); J. W. 5.5 (5.184-227) and Tacitus, History 5.8, who called it “immensely opulent.” Josephus compared it to a beautiful snowcapped mountain.

[21:5]  ⁶ tn For the translation of ἀνάθημα (anaqhma) as “offering” see L&N 53.18.

[21:5]  ⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.