Luke 5:23

5:23 Which is easier, ¹  to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Stand up and walk’?

Luke 13:23

13:23 Someone ²  asked ³  him, “Lord, will only a few ⁴  be saved?” So ⁵  he said to them,

Luke 20:3

20:3 He answered them, ⁶  “I will also ask you a question, and you tell me:

[5:23]  ¹ sn Which is easier is a reflective kind of question. On the one hand to declare sins are forgiven is easier, since one does not need to see it, unlike telling a paralyzed person to walk. On the other hand, it is harder, because for it to be true one must possess the authority to forgive the sin.

[13:23]  ² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[13:23]  ³ tn Grk “said to.”

[13:23]  ⁴ sn The warnings earlier in Jesus’ teaching have led to the question whether only a few will be saved.

[13:23]  ⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate that Jesus’ reply was triggered by the preceding question.

[20:3]  ³ tn Grk “answering, he said to them.” This is redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.