Luke 10:26

10:26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you understand it?” ¹ 

Luke 20:39

20:39 Then ²  some of the experts in the law ³  answered, “Teacher, you have spoken well!” ⁴ 

Luke 23:10

23:10 The chief priests and the experts in the law ⁵  were there, vehemently accusing him. ⁶ 

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¹ tn Grk “How do you read?” The pronoun “it” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

² tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

³ tn Or “some of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

⁴ sn Teacher, you have spoken well! The scribes, being Pharisees, were happy for the defense of resurrection and angels, which they (unlike the Sadducees) believed in.

⁵ tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

⁶ sn Luke portrays the Jewish leadership as driving events toward the cross by vehemently accusing Jesus.