Luke 3:18

3:18 And in this way, ¹  with many other exhortations, John ²  proclaimed good news to the people.

Luke 13:9

13:9 Then if ³  it bears fruit next year, ⁴  very well, ⁵  but if ⁶  not, you can cut it down.’”

[3:18]  ¹ tn On construction μὲν οὖν καί (men oun kai), see BDF §451.1.

[3:18]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:9]  ³ tn This is a third class condition in the Greek text. The conjunction καί (kai, a component of κάν [kan]) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[13:9]  ⁴ tn Grk “the coming [season].”

[13:9]  ⁵ tn The phrase “very well” is supplied in the translation to complete the elided idea, but its absence is telling.

[13:9]  ⁶ tn This is a first class condition in the Greek text, showing which of the options is assumed.