Footnotes

1. Luke 13:15 tn Grk “answered him and said.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been shortened to “answered him.”
2. Luke 13:15 tn Grk “from the manger [feeding trough],” but by metonymy of part for whole this can be rendered “stall.”
3. Luke 13:15 sn The charge here is hypocrisy, but it is only part one of the response. Various ancient laws detail what was allowed with cattle; see Mishnah, m. Shabbat 5; CD 11:5-6.
4. Luke 13:16 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to show the connection with Jesus’ previous statement.
5. Luke 13:16 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.
6. Luke 13:16 sn Note that this is again a battle between Satan and God; see 11:18-23.
7. Luke 13:16 tn The word “long” reflects the emphasis added in the Greek text by ἰδού (idou). See BDAG 468 s.v. 1.
8. Luke 13:16 tn Or “bondage”; Grk “bond.”
9. Luke 13:17 tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
10. Luke 13:17 tn Or “were put to shame.”
11. Luke 13:17 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
12. Luke 13:17 sn Concerning all the wonderful things see Luke 7:16; 19:37.
13. Luke 13:17 tn Grk “that were being done by him.” The passive has been converted to an active construction in the translation.