Luke 22:23-25

22:23 So ¹  they began to question one another as to which of them it could possibly be who would do this.

22:24 A dispute also started ²  among them over which of them was to be regarded as the greatest. ³  22:25 So ⁴  Jesus ⁵  said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them are called ‘benefactors.’ ⁶ 

[22:23]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of Jesus’ comments: The disciples begin wondering who would betray him.

[22:24]  ² tn Or “happened.”

[22:24]  ³ tn Though the term μείζων (meizwn) here is comparative in form, it is superlative in sense (BDF §244).

[22:25]  ⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the dispute among the apostles.

[22:25]  ⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:25]  ⁶ sn The title ‘benefactor,’ highlighting grace and meaning something like “helper of the people,” was even given to tyrants (2 Macc 4:2; 3 Macc 3:19; Josephus, J. W. 3.9.8 [3.459]).