Luke 23:52

23:52 He went to Pilate and asked for the body ¹  of Jesus.

Luke 7:14

7:14 Then ²  he came up ³  and touched ⁴  the bier, ⁵  and those who carried it stood still. He ⁶  said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!”

Luke 10:34

10:34 He ⁷  went up to him ⁸  and bandaged his wounds, pouring oil ⁹  and wine on them. Then ¹⁰  he put him on ¹¹  his own animal, ¹²  brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

[23:52]  ¹ sn Joseph went to Pilate and asked for the body because he sought to give Jesus an honorable burial. This was indeed a bold move on the part of Joseph of Arimathea, for it clearly and openly identified him with a man who had just been condemned and executed, namely, Jesus. His faith is exemplary, especially for someone who was a member of the council that handed Jesus over for crucifixion (cf. Mark 15:43).

[7:14]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[7:14]  ³ tn Grk “coming up, he touched.” The participle προσελθών (proselqwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[7:14]  ⁴ sn The act of having touched the bier would have rendered Jesus ceremonially unclean, but it did not matter to him, since he was expressing his personal concern (Num 19:11, 16).

[7:14]  ⁵ sn Although sometimes translated “coffin,” the bier was actually a stretcher or wooden plank on which the corpse was transported to the place of burial. See L&N 6.109.

[7:14]  ⁶ tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[10:34]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. Instead, because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[10:34]  ⁴ tn The words “to him” are not in the Greek text but are implied. The participle προσελθών (proselqwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[10:34]  ⁵ sn The ancient practice of pouring oil was designed to comfort and clean the wounds (Isa 1:6).

[10:34]  ⁶ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative. Because of the length and complexity of this Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[10:34]  ⁷ tn It is not clear whether the causative nuance of the verb included actual assistance or not (“helped him on” versus “had him get on”; see L&N 15.98), but in light of the severity of the man’s condition as described in the preceding verses, some degree of assistance was almost certainly needed.

[10:34]  ⁸ sn His own animal refers to a riding animal, presumably a donkey, but not specified.