Luke 10:30

10:30 Jesus replied, 1  “A man was going down 2  from Jerusalem 3  to Jericho, 4  and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat 5  him up, and went off, leaving him half dead. 6 

Luke 18:13

18:13 The tax collector, however, stood 7  far off and would not even look up 8  to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, be merciful 9  to me, sinner that I am!’ 10 

1 tn Grk “answering, said.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified to “replied.”

2 sn The journey from Jerusalem to Jericho was 17 mi (27 km), descending some 1800 ft (540 m) in altitude. It was known for its danger because the road ran through areas of desert and caves where the robbers hid.

3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

4 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

5 tn Grk “and beat,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

6 sn That is, in a state between life and death; severely wounded.

7 tn Grk “standing”; the Greek participle has been translated as a finite verb.

8 tn Grk “even lift up his eyes” (an idiom).

9 tn The prayer is a humble call for forgiveness. The term for mercy (ἱλάσκομαι, Jilaskomai) is associated with the concept of a request for atonement (BDAG 473-74 s.v. 1; Ps 51:1, 3; 25:11; 34:6, 18).

10 tn Grk “the sinner.” The tax collector views himself not just as any sinner but as the worst of all sinners. See ExSyn 222-23.