Luke 5:9

5:9 For 1  Peter 2  and all who were with him were astonished 3  at the catch of fish that they had taken,

Luke 11:38

11:38 The 4  Pharisee was astonished when he saw that Jesus 5  did not first wash his hands 6  before the meal.

1 sn An explanatory conjunction (For) makes it clear that Peter’s exclamation is the result of a surprising set of events. He speaks, but the others feel similarly.

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

3 sn In the Greek text, this term is in an emphatic position.

4 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

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

6 tn The words “his hands” are not in the Greek text, but have been supplied for clarity.

sn Washing before meals was a cultural practice that was described in the OT, but not prescribed there (Gen 18:4; Judg 19:21). It was apparently related to concern about contracting ceremonial uncleanness (Lev 11:31-38; t. Demai 2.11-12).