Luke 18:2

18:2 He said, ¹  “In a certain city ²  there was a judge ³  who neither feared God nor respected people. ⁴ 

Luke 23:19

23:19 (This ⁵  was a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection ⁶  started in the city, and for murder.) ⁷ 

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¹ tn Grk “lose heart, saying.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in the Greek text, but a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the pronominal subject “He.”

² tn Or “town.”

³ sn The judge here is apparently portrayed as a civil judge who often handled financial cases.

⁴ tn Grk “man,” but the singular ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used as a generic in comparison to God.

⁵ tn Grk “who” (a continuation of the previous sentence).

⁶ sn Ironically, what Jesus was alleged to have done, started an insurrection, this man really did.

⁷ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.