Luke 3:19

Context
3:19 But when John rebuked Herod¹ the tetrarch² because of Herodias, his brother’s wife,³ and because of all the evil deeds⁴ that he had done,

Luke 14:1

Context

Healing Again on the Sabbath

14:1 Now⁵ one Sabbath when Jesus went to dine⁶ at the house of a leader⁷ of the Pharisees,⁸ they were watching⁹ him closely.

Luke 19:14

Context
19:14 But his citizens¹⁰ hated¹¹ him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man¹² to be king¹³ over us!’

[3:19] ¹sn Herod refers here to Herod Antipas. See the note on Herod Antipas in 3:1.

[3:19] ²sn See the note on tetrarch in 3:1.

[3:19] ³tc Several mss (A C K W Ψ 33 565 579 1424 2542 al bo) read τῆς γυναικὸς Φιλίππου τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ (th" gunaiko" Filippou tou adelfou autou, “the wife of his brother Philip”), specifying whose wife Herodias was. The addition of “Philip,” however, is an assimilation to Matt 14:3 and is lacking in the better witnesses.

[3:19] ⁴tn Or “immoralities.”

[14:1] ⁵tn Grk “Now it happened that one.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated. Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[14:1] ⁶tn Grk “to eat bread,” an idiom for participating in a meal.

[14:1] ⁷tn Grk “a ruler of the Pharisees.” He was probably a synagogue official.

[14:1] ⁸sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.

[14:1] ⁹sn Watching…closely is a graphic term meaning to lurk and watch; see Luke 11:53-54.

[19:14] ⁹tn Or “subjects.” Technically these people were not his subjects yet, but would be upon his return. They were citizens of his country who opposed his appointment as their king; later the newly-appointed king will refer to them as his “enemies” (v. 27).

[19:14] ¹⁰tn The imperfect is intense in this context, suggesting an ongoing attitude.

[19:14] ¹¹tn Grk “this one” (somewhat derogatory in this context).

[19:14] ¹²tn Or “to rule.”