Luke 20:39

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

Luke 9:22

9:22 saying, “The Son of Man must suffer ⁴  many things and be rejected by the elders, ⁵  chief priests, and experts in the law, ⁶  and be killed, and on the third day be raised.” ⁷ 

Luke 20:46

20:46 “Beware ⁸  of the experts in the law. ⁹  They ¹⁰  like walking around in long robes, and they love elaborate greetings ¹¹  in the marketplaces and the best seats ¹²  in the synagogues ¹³  and the places of honor at banquets.

[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.

[9:22]  ⁴ sn The necessity that the Son of Man suffer is the particular point that needed emphasis, since for many 1st century Jews the Messiah was a glorious and powerful figure, not a suffering one.

[9:22]  ⁵ sn Rejection in Luke is especially by the Jewish leadership (here elders, chief priests, and experts in the law), though in Luke 23 almost all will join in.

[9:22]  ⁶ tn Or “and scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

[9:22]  ⁷ sn The description of the Son of Man being rejected…killed, and…raised is the first of six passion summaries in Luke: 9:44; 17:25; 18:31-33; 24:7; 24:46-47.

[20:46]  ⁷ tn Or “Be on guard against.” This is a present imperative and indicates that pride is something to constantly be on the watch against.

[20:46]  ⁸ tn Or “of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

[20:46]  ⁹ tn Grk “who,” continuing the sentence begun by the prior phrase.

[20:46]  ¹⁰ sn There is later Jewish material in the Talmud that spells out such greetings in detail. See D. L. Bock, Luke (BECNT), 2:1642; H. Windisch, TDNT 1:498.

[20:46]  ¹¹ sn See Luke 14:1-14.

[20:46]  ¹² sn See the note on synagogues in 4:15.