Lukas 8:47

8:47 When ¹  the woman saw that she could not escape notice, ²  she came trembling and fell down before him. In ³  the presence of all the people, she explained why ⁴  she had touched him and how she had been immediately healed.

Lukas 13:32

13:32 But ⁵  he said to them, “Go ⁶  and tell that fox, ⁷  ‘Look, I am casting out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day ⁸  I will complete my work. ⁹ 

[8:47]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[8:47]  ² tn Or “could not remain unnoticed” (see L&N 28.83).

[8:47]  ³ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. The order of the clauses in the remainder of the verse has been rearranged to reflect contemporary English style.

[8:47]  ⁴ tn Grk “told for what reason.”

[13:32]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[13:32]  ⁶ tn The participle πορευθέντες (poreuqente") has been taken as indicating attendant circumstance.

[13:32]  ⁷ sn That fox. This is not fundamentally a figure for cleverness as in modern western culture, but could indicate (1) an insignificant person (Neh 4:3; 2 Esd 13:35 LXX); (2) a deceiver (Song Rabbah 2.15.1 on 2:15); or someone destructive, a destroyer (Ezek 13:4; Lam 5:18; 1 En. 89:10, 42-49, 55). Luke’s emphasis seems to be on destructiveness, since Herod killed John the Baptist, whom Luke calls “the greatest born of women” (Luke 7:28) and later stands opposed to Jesus (Acts 4:26-28). In addition, “a person who is designated a fox is an insignificant or base person. He lacks real power and dignity, using cunning deceit to achieve his aims” (H. W. Hoehner, Herod Antipas [SNTSMS], 347).

[13:32]  ⁸ sn The third day is a figurative reference to being further on in time, not a reference to three days from now. Jesus is not even in Jerusalem yet, and the events of the last days in Jerusalem take a good week.

[13:32]  ⁹ tn Or “I reach my goal.” The verb τελειόω (teleiow) is a key NT term for the completion of God’s plan: See Luke 12:50; 22:37; John 19:30; and (where it has the additional component of meaning “to perfect”) Heb 2:10; 5:8-9; 7:28.