Lukas 9:46

Concerning the Greatest

9:46 Now an argument started among the disciples ¹  as to which of them might be ²  the greatest.

Lukas 23:12

23:12 That very day Herod and Pilate became friends with each other, ³  for prior to this they had been enemies. ⁴ 

[9:46]  ¹ tn Grk “among them”; the referent (the disciples) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:46]  ² tn The use of the optative mood means the answer is not clear (BDF §§267.2.3; 385.2.2).

[23:12]  ³ sn Herod and Pilate became friends with each other. It may be that Pilate’s change of heart was related to the death of his superior, Sejanus, who had a reputation for being anti-Jewish. To please his superior, Pilate may have ruled the Jews with insensitivity. Concerning Sejanus, see Philo, Embassy 24 (160-61) and Flaccus 1 (1).

[23:12]  ⁴ tn Grk “at enmity with each other.”