Luke 9:8

9:8 while others were saying that Elijah ¹  had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had risen. ² 

Luke 5:29

5:29 Then ³  Levi gave a great banquet ⁴  in his house for Jesus, ⁵  and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others sitting ⁶  at the table with them.

[9:8]  ¹ sn The appearance of Elijah would mean that the end time had come. According to 2 Kgs 2:11, Elijah was still alive. In Mal 4:5 it is said that Elijah would be the precursor of Messiah.

[9:8]  ² sn The phrase had risen could be understood to mean “had been resurrected,” but this is only a possible option, not a necessary one, since the phrase could merely mean that a figure had appeared on the scene who mirrored an earlier historical figure. The three options of vv. 7-8 will be repeated in v. 19.

[5:29]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[5:29]  ⁴ sn A great banquet refers to an elaborate meal. Many of the events in Luke take place in the context of meal fellowship: 7:36-50; 9:12-17; 10:38-42; 11:37-54; 14:1-24; 22:7-38; 24:29-32, 41-43.

[5:29]  ⁵ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:29]  ⁶ tn Grk “reclining.” This term reflects the normal practice in 1st century Jewish culture of eating a meal in a semi-reclining position. Since it is foreign to most modern readers, the translation “sitting” has been substituted.