Luke 6:9

6:9 Then ¹  Jesus said to them, “I ask you, ²  is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?”

Luke 8:38

8:38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go ³  with him, but Jesus ⁴  sent him away, saying,

Luke 23:22

23:22 A third time he said to them, “Why? What wrong has he done? I have found him guilty ⁵  of no crime deserving death. ⁶  I will therefore flog ⁷  him and release him.”

Luke 23:25

23:25 He released the man they asked for, who had been thrown in prison for insurrection and murder. But he handed Jesus over ⁸  to their will. ⁹ 

[6:9]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[6:9]  ² sn With the use of the plural pronoun (“you”), Jesus addressed not just the leaders but the crowd with his question to challenge what the leadership was doing. There is irony as well. As Jesus sought to restore on the Sabbath (but improperly according to the leaders’ complaints) the leaders were seeking to destroy, which surely is wrong. The implied critique recalls the OT: Isa 1:1-17; 58:6-14.

[8:38]  ³ tn Grk “be,” that is, “remain.” In this context that would involve accompanying Jesus as he went on his way.

[8:38]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[23:22]  ⁵ tn Grk “no cause of death I found in him.”

[23:22]  ⁶ sn The refrain of innocence comes once again. Pilate tried to bring some sense of justice, believing Jesus had committed no crime deserving death.

[23:22]  ⁷ tn Or “scourge” (BDAG 749 s.v. παιδεύω 2.b.γ). See the note on “flogged” in v. 16.

[23:25]  ⁷ tn Or “delivered up.”

[23:25]  ⁸ sn He handed Jesus over to their will. Here is where Luke places the major blame for Jesus’ death. It lies with the Jewish nation, especially the leadership, though in Acts 4:24-27 he will bring in the opposition of Herod, Pilate, and all people.