Luke 8:29

8:29 For Jesus ¹  had started commanding ²  the evil ³  spirit to come out of the man. (For it had seized him many times, so ⁴  he would be bound with chains and shackles ⁵  and kept under guard. But ⁶  he would break the restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted ⁷  places.) ⁸ 

Luke 13:16

13:16 Then ⁹  shouldn’t ¹⁰  this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan ¹¹  bound for eighteen long ¹²  years, be released from this imprisonment ¹³  on the Sabbath day?”

[8:29]  ¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:29]  ² tc ‡ Although the external evidence favors the aorist παρήγγειλεν (parhngeilen, “he commanded”; Ì⁷⁵ B Θ Ξ Ψ Ë¹³ 579 700 1241 1424 2542 pm), the internal evidence favors the imperfect παρήγγελλεν (parhngellen, here translated “he had started commanding”; א A C K L W Γ Δ 1 33 565 892 pm). The aorist is suspect because it can more easily be taken as a single command, and thus an immediate exorcism. The imperfect would most likely be ingressive (BDF §§328; 329; 331), suggesting that Jesus started to command the evil spirit to depart, and continued the command.

[8:29]  ³ tn Grk “unclean.”

[8:29]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so,” introducing a clause that gives the result of the man being seized by the demon.

[8:29]  ⁵ tn Or “fetters”; these were chains for the feet.

[8:29]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[8:29]  ⁷ tn Grk “into the deserts.” The plural use here has been translated as “deserted places,” that is, uninhabited areas.

[8:29]  ⁸ sn This is a parenthetical, explanatory comment by the author.

[13:16]  ⁹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to show the connection with Jesus’ previous statement.

[13:16]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “is it not necessary that.” Jesus argues that no other day is more appropriate to heal a descendant of Abraham than the Sabbath, the exact opposite view of the synagogue leader.

[13:16]  ¹¹ sn Note that this is again a battle between Satan and God; see 11:18-23.

[13:16]  ¹² tn The word “long” reflects the emphasis added in the Greek text by ἰδού (idou). See BDAG 468 s.v. 1.

[13:16]  ¹³ tn Or “bondage”; Grk “bond.”