Lukas 18:2

18:2 He said, ¹  “In a certain city ²  there was a judge ³  who neither feared God nor respected people. ⁴ 

Lukas 21:10

Persecution of Disciples

21:10 Then he said to them, “Nation will rise up in arms ⁵  against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

[18:2]  ¹ tn Grk “lose heart, saying.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in the Greek text, but a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the pronominal subject “He.”

[18:2]  ² tn Or “town.”

[18:2]  ³ sn The judge here is apparently portrayed as a civil judge who often handled financial cases.

[18:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “man,” but the singular ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used as a generic in comparison to God.

[21:10]  ⁵ tn For the translation “rise up in arms” see L&N 55.2.