Luke 23:4

23:4 Then ¹  Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for an accusation ²  against this man.”

Luke 7:24

7:24 When ³  John’s messengers had gone, Jesus ⁴  began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness ⁵  to see? A reed shaken by the wind? ⁶ 

Luke 5:3

5:3 He got into ⁷  one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then ⁸  Jesus ⁹  sat down ¹⁰  and taught the crowds from the boat.

[23:4]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[23:4]  ² tn Grk “find no cause.”

[7:24]  ³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[7:24]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:24]  ⁵ tn Or “desert.”

[7:24]  ⁶ tn There is a debate as to whether one should read this figuratively (“to see someone who is easily blown over?”) or literally (Grk “to see the wilderness vegetation?…No, to see a prophet”). Either view makes good sense, but the following examples suggest the question should be read literally and understood to point to the fact that a prophet drew them to the desert.

[5:3]  ⁵ tn Grk “Getting into”; the participle ἐμβάς (embas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[5:3]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[5:3]  ⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:3]  ⁸ tn Grk “sitting down”; the participle καθίσας (kaqisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.