Lukas 8:34

8:34 When ¹  the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran off and spread the news ²  in the town ³  and countryside.

Lukas 17:7

17:7 “Would any one of you say ⁴  to your slave ⁵  who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep, ‘Come at once and sit down for a meal’? ⁶ 

[8:34]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[8:34]  ² tn Or “reported it.” This verb is used three times in the next few verses (vv. 36, 37), showing how the healing became a major topic of conversation in the district.

[8:34]  ³ tn Or “city.”

[17:7]  ⁴ tn Grk “Who among you, having a slave… would say to him.”

[17:7]  ⁵ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.

[17:7]  ⁶ tn Grk “and recline at table,” as 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table, but while reclining on one’s side on the floor with the head closest to the low table and the feet farthest away. See BDAG 70 s.v. ἀναπίπτω 1.