Lukas 6:32

6:32 “If ¹  you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners ²  love those who love them. ³ 

Lukas 12:56

12:56 You hypocrites! ⁴  You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how can you not know how ⁵  to interpret the present time?

[6:32]  ¹ tn Grk “And if.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. This is a first class condition, but the next two conditional clauses are third class conditions, so that stylistic variation is probably at work.

[6:32]  ² sn Here the term sinners may refer to people who had no concern for observing the details of the Mosaic law; these were often treated as social outcasts. See L&N 88.295.

[6:32]  ³ sn Jesus’ point in the statement even sinners love those who love them is that disciples are to go farther than sinners do. The examples replay vv. 29-30.

[12:56]  ⁴ sn In Luke, the term hypocrites occurs here, in 6:42, and in 13:15.

[12:56]  ⁵ tc Most mss (Ì⁴⁵ A W Ψ Ë^1,13 Ï lat) have a syntax here that reflects a slightly different rhetorical question: “but how do you not interpret the present time?” The reading behind the translation, however, has overall superior support: Ì⁷⁵ א B L Θ 33 892 1241 pc.