Luke 3:15

3:15 While the people were filled with anticipation 1  and they all wondered 2  whether perhaps John 3  could be the Christ, 4 

Luke 20:13

20:13 Then 5  the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my one dear son; 6  perhaps they will respect him.’

1 tn Or “with expectation.” The participle προσδοκῶντος (prosdokwnto") is taken temporally.

sn The people were filled with anticipation because they were hoping God would send someone to deliver them.

2 tn Grk “pondered in their hearts.”

3 tn Grk “in their hearts concerning John, (whether) perhaps he might be the Christ.” The translation simplifies the style here.

4 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

sn See the note on Christ in 2:11.

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

6 tn Grk “my beloved son.” See comment at Luke 3:22.

sn The owner’s decision to send his one dear son represents God sending Jesus.