Luke 14:16

14:16 But Jesus said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many guests.

Luke 23:9

23:9 So Herod questioned him at considerable length; Jesus gave him no answer.

tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Or “dinner.”

sn Presumably those invited would have sent a reply with the invitation stating their desire to attend, much like a modern R.S.V.P. Then they waited for the servant to announce the beginning of the celebration (D. L. Bock, Luke [BECNT], 2:1272).

tn The word “guests” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the previous statements in the narrative about Herod’s desire to see Jesus.

tn Grk “he”; the referent (Herod) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.