Lukas 20:13

20:13 Then ¹  the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my one dear son; ²  perhaps they will respect him.’

Lukas 24:5

24:5 The ³  women ⁴  were terribly frightened ⁵  and bowed ⁶  their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living ⁷  among the dead?

[20:13]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[20:13]  ² tn Grk “my beloved son.” See comment at Luke 3:22.

[20:13]  sn The owner’s decision to send his one dear son represents God sending Jesus.

[24:5]  ³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[24:5]  ⁴ tn Grk “they”; the referent (the women) has been specified in the translation for clarity (the same has been done in v. 8).

[24:5]  ⁵ tn Or “They were extremely afraid.”

[24:5]  ⁶ sn Bowed their faces to the ground. Such respect for angels is common: Dan 7:28; 10:9, 15.

[24:5]  ⁷ sn By referring to Jesus as the living, the angels make it clear that he is alive. There should be no surprise.