Lukas 20:8

20:8 Then ¹  Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you ²  by whose authority ³  I do these things.”

Lukas 8:2

8:2 and also some women ⁴  who had been healed of evil spirits and disabilities: ⁵  Mary ⁶  (called Magdalene), from whom seven demons had gone out,

[20:8]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[20:8]  ² sn Neither will I tell you. Though Jesus gave no answer, the analogy he used to their own question makes his view clear. His authority came from heaven.

[20:8]  ³ tn On this phrase, see BDAG 844 s.v. ποῖος 2.a.γ. This is exactly the same phrase as in v. 2.

[8:2]  ⁴ sn There is an important respect shown to women in this text, as their contributions were often ignored in ancient society.

[8:2]  ⁵ tn Or “illnesses.” The term ἀσθένεια (asqeneia) refers to the state of being ill and thus incapacitated in some way – “illness, disability, weakness.” (L&N 23.143).

[8:2]  ⁶ sn This Mary is not the woman mentioned in the previous passage (as some church fathers claimed), because she is introduced as a new figure here. In addition, she is further specified by Luke with the notation called Magdalene, which seems to distinguish her from the woman at Simon the Pharisee’s house.