Luke 5:39

5:39 ¹  No ²  one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says, ‘The old is good enough.’” ³ 

Luke 8:20

8:20 So ⁴  he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”

Luke 10:29

10:29 But the expert, ⁵  wanting to justify ⁶  himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Luke 15:28

15:28 But the older son ⁷  became angry ⁸  and refused ⁹  to go in. His father came out and appealed to him,

[5:39]  ¹ tc The Western textual tradition (D it) lacks 5:39. The verse is unique to Luke, so the omission by these mss looks like assimilation to the other synoptic accounts.

[5:39]  ² tc ‡ Although most mss begin the verse with καί (kai, “and”), beginning the sentence without a conjunction is both a harder reading and is found in early and important witnesses (Ì^4,75vid א² B 579 700 892 1241). NA²⁷ puts the word in brackets indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

[5:39]  ³ tc Most mss, especially the later ones (A C Θ Ψ Ë^1,13 33 Ï lat), read χρηστότερος (crhstotero", “better”), a smoother reading. The reading of the text (found in Ì⁴ א B L W 1241 pc) is preferred as the more difficult reading. This reading could suggest that the new thing Jesus brings is not even considered, since the “old wine” is already found quite acceptable.

[8:20]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the sequence of events.

[10:29]  ⁷ tn Grk “And he”; the referent (the expert in religious law, shortened here to “the expert”) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:29]  ⁸ tn Or “vindicate.”

[15:28]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the older son, v. 25) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:28]  ¹¹ tn The aorist verb ὠργίσθη (wrgisqh) has been translated as an ingressive aorist, reflecting entry into a state or condition.

[15:28]  ¹² sn Ironically the attitude of the older son has left him outside and without joy.