Lukas 20:19

20:19 Then ¹  the experts in the law ²  and the chief priests wanted to arrest ³  him that very hour, because they realized he had told this parable against them. But ⁴  they were afraid of the people.

Lukas 22:71

22:71 Then ⁵  they said, “Why do we need further testimony? We have heard it ourselves ⁶  from his own lips!” ⁷ 

[20:19]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[20:19]  ² tn Or “The scribes” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

[20:19]  ³ tn Grk “tried to lay hands on him.”

[20:19]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[22:71]  ⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[22:71]  ⁶ sn We have heard it ourselves. The Sanhedrin regarded the answer as convicting Jesus. They saw it as blasphemous to claim such intimacy and shared authority with God, a claim so serious and convicting that no further testimony was needed.

[22:71]  ⁷ tn Grk “from his own mouth” (an idiom).