Lukas 8:31

8:31 And they began to beg ¹  him not to order ²  them to depart into the abyss. ³ 

Lukas 9:30

9:30 Then ⁴  two men, Moses and Elijah, ⁵  began talking with him. ⁶ 

Lukas 20:3

20:3 He answered them, ⁷  “I will also ask you a question, and you tell me:

[8:31]  ¹ tn One could also translate the imperfect tense here with a repetitive force like “begged him repeatedly.”

[8:31]  ² tn Or “command.”

[8:31]  ³ tn This word, ἄβυσσος (abusso"), is a term for the place where the dead await the judgment. It also could hold hostile spirits according to Jewish belief (Jub. 5:6-7; 1 En. 10:4-6; 18:11-16).

[9:30]  ⁴ tn Grk “And behold.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. The Greek word ἰδού (idou) at the beginning of this statement has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[9:30]  ⁵ sn Commentators and scholars discuss why Moses and Elijah are present. The most likely explanation is that Moses represents the prophetic office (Acts 3:18-22) and Elijah pictures the presence of the last days (Mal 4:5-6), the prophet of the eschaton (the end times).

[9:30]  ⁶ tn Grk “two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah.” The relative clause has been simplified to an appositive and transposed in keeping with contemporary English style.

[20:3]  ⁷ tn Grk “answering, he said to them.” This is redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.