Luke 3:15

3:15 While the people were filled with anticipation ¹  and they all wondered ²  whether perhaps John ³  could be the Christ, ⁴ 

Luke 22:67

22:67 and said, “If ⁵  you are the Christ, ⁶  tell us.” But he said to them, “If ⁷  I tell you, you will not ⁸  believe,

[3:15]  ¹ tn Or “with expectation.” The participle προσδοκῶντος (prosdokwnto") is taken temporally.

[3:15]  ² tn Grk “pondered in their hearts.”

[3:15]  ³ tn Grk “in their hearts concerning John, (whether) perhaps he might be the Christ.” The translation simplifies the style here.

[3:15]  ⁴ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[22:67]  ⁵ tn This is a first class condition in the Greek text.

[22:67]  ⁶ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[22:67]  ⁷ tn This is a third class condition in the Greek text. Jesus had this experience already in 20:1-8.

[22:67]  ⁸ tn The negation in the Greek text is the strongest possible (οὐ μή, ou mh).