Luke 5:3

Context
5:3 He got into¹ one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then² Jesus³ sat down⁴ and taught the crowds from the boat.

Luke 8:37

Context
8:37 Then⁵ all the people of the Gerasenes⁶ and the surrounding region⁷ asked Jesus⁸ to leave them alone,⁹ for they were seized with great fear.¹⁰ So¹¹ he got into the boat and left.¹²

[5:3] ¹tn Grk “Getting into”; the participle ἐμβάς (embas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[5:3] ²tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[5:3] ³tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:3] ⁴tn Grk “sitting down”; the participle καθίσας (kaqisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[8:37] ⁵tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[8:37] ⁶tc See the tc note on “Gerasenes” in v. 26 for the same geographical options for the textual variants.

[8:37] ⁷tn Grk “all the people of the surrounding region of the Gerasenes,” but according to L&N 1.80, “περίχωρος may include not only the surrounding region but also the point of reference, for example…‘the Gerasenes and the people living around them’ Lk 8:37.”

[8:37] ⁸tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:37] ⁹tn Or “to depart from them.”

[8:37] ¹⁰sn Again there is great fear at God’s activity, but there is a different reaction. Some people want nothing to do with God’s presence. Mark 5:16 hints that economic reasons motivated their request.

[8:37] ¹¹tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate that Jesus’ departure was the result of the Gerasenes’ response. A new sentence was started in the translation at this point for stylistic reasons.

[8:37] ¹²tn Grk “returned,” but the effect is that he departed from the Gerasene region.