Luke 15:1-3

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Luke 15:1 sn See the note on tax collectors in 3:12.
2. Luke 15:1 tn Grk “were drawing near.”
3. Luke 15:2 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
4. Luke 15:2 sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.
5. Luke 15:2 tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.
6. Luke 15:2 tn Or “grumbling”; Grk “were complaining, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
7. Luke 15:2 tn Or “accepts,” “receives.” This is not the first time this issue has been raised: Luke 5:27-32; 7:37-50.
8. Luke 15:3 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate that Jesus’ telling of the parable is in response to the complaints of the Pharisees and experts in the law.
9. Luke 15:3 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
10. Luke 15:3 sn Them means at the minimum the parable is for the leadership, but probably also for those people Jesus accepted, but the leaders regarded as outcasts.
11. Luke 15:3 tn Grk “parable, saying.” The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.