Luke 20:39

20:39 Then ¹  some of the experts in the law ²  answered, “Teacher, you have spoken well!” ³ 

Luke 23:10

23:10 The chief priests and the experts in the law ⁴  were there, vehemently accusing him. ⁵ 

[20:39]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[20:39]  ² tn Or “some of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

[20:39]  ³ sn Teacher, you have spoken well! The scribes, being Pharisees, were happy for the defense of resurrection and angels, which they (unlike the Sadducees) believed in.

[23:10]  ⁴ tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

[23:10]  ⁵ sn Luke portrays the Jewish leadership as driving events toward the cross by vehemently accusing Jesus.