Lukas 7:42

7:42 When they could not pay, he canceled ¹  the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”

Lukas 23:25

23:25 He released the man they asked for, who had been thrown in prison for insurrection and murder. But he handed Jesus over ²  to their will. ³ 

Lukas 24:25

24:25 So ⁴  he said to them, “You ⁵  foolish people ⁶  – how slow of heart ⁷  to believe ⁸  all that the prophets have spoken!

¹ tn The verb ἐχαρίσατο (ecarisato) could be translated as “forgave.” Of course this pictures the forgiveness of God’s grace, which is not earned but bestowed with faith (see v. 49).

² tn Or “delivered up.”

³ sn He handed Jesus over to their will. Here is where Luke places the major blame for Jesus’ death. It lies with the Jewish nation, especially the leadership, though in Acts 4:24-27 he will bring in the opposition of Herod, Pilate, and all people.

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the disciples’ inability to believe in Jesus’ resurrection.

⁵ tn Grk “O,” an interjection used both in address and emotion (BDAG 1101 s.v. 1).

⁶ tn The word “people” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied to complete the interjection.

⁷ sn The rebuke is for failure to believe the promise of scripture, a theme that will appear in vv. 43-47 as well.

⁸ tn On the syntax of this infinitival construction, see BDAG 364-65 s.v. ἐπί 6.b.