[5:32] 1 sn I have not come is another commission statement by Jesus; see 4:43-44.
[5:32] 2 sn Though parallels exist to this saying (Matt 9:13; Mark 2:17), only Luke has this last phrase but sinners to repentance. Repentance is a frequent topic in Luke’s Gospel: 3:3, 8; 13:1-5; 15:7, 10; 16:30; 17:3-4; 24:47.
[15:2] 3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
[15:2] 4 sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.
[15:2] 5 tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.
[15:2] 6 tn Or “grumbling”; Grk “were complaining, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
[15:2] 7 tn Or “accepts,” “receives.” This is not the first time this issue has been raised: Luke 5:27-32; 7:37-50.