Lukas 8:53

8:53 And they began making fun ¹  of him, because they knew ²  that she was dead. ³ 

Lukas 15:3

15:3 So ⁴  Jesus ⁵  told them ⁶  this parable: ⁷ 

Lukas 22:28

22:28 “You are the ones who have remained ⁸  with me in my trials.

[8:53]  ¹ tn This imperfect verb has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

[8:53]  ² tn The participle εἰδότες (eidotes) has been translated as a causal adverbial participle.

[8:53]  ³ tn Or “had died.”

[15:3]  ⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate that Jesus’ telling of the parable is in response to the complaints of the Pharisees and experts in the law.

[15:3]  ⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:3]  ⁶ sn Them means at the minimum the parable is for the leadership, but probably also for those people Jesus accepted, but the leaders regarded as outcasts.

[15:3]  ⁷ tn Grk “parable, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[22:28]  ⁸ tn Or “continued” (L&N 34.3). Jesus acknowledges the disciples’ faithfulness.