Luke 6:23

6:23 Rejoice in that day, and jump for joy, because ¹  your reward is great in heaven. For their ancestors ²  did the same things to the prophets. ³ 

Luke 6:26

6:26 “Woe to you ⁴  when all people ⁵  speak well of you, for their ancestors ⁶  did the same things to the false prophets.

Luke 11:48

11:48 So you testify that you approve of ⁷  the deeds of your ancestors, ⁸  because they killed the prophets ⁹  and you build their ¹⁰  tombs! ¹¹ 

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¹ tn Grk “because behold.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) at the beginning of this clause has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

² tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

³ sn Mistreatment of the prophets is something Luke often notes (Luke 11:47-51; Acts 7:51-52).

⁴ tc The wording “to you” (ὑμῖν, Jumin) is lacking throughout the ms tradition except for a few witnesses (D W* Δ 1424 pc co). The Western witnesses tend to add freely to the text. Supported by the vast majority of witnesses and the likelihood that “to you” is a clarifying addition, the shorter reading should be considered original; nevertheless, “to you” is included in the translation because of English requirements.

⁵ tn This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo"), referring to both males and females.

⁶ tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

⁷ tn Grk “you are witnesses and approve of.”

⁸ tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

⁹ tn Grk “them”; the referent (the prophets) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁰ tn “Their,” i.e., the prophets.

¹¹ tc The majority of mss list a specific object (“their tombs”), filling out the sentence (although there are two different words for “tombs” among the mss, as well as different word orders: αὐτῶν τὰ μνημεῖα (autwn ta mnhmeia; found in A C W Θ Ψ 33 Ï) and τοὺς τάφους αὐτῶν (tou" tafou" autwn; found in Ë^1,[13] 2542 pc). This suggests that early copyists had no term in front of them but felt the verb needed an object. But since a wide distribution of early Alexandrian and Western mss lack these words (Ì⁷⁵ א B D L 579 1241 it sa), it is likely that they were not part of the original text of Luke. Nevertheless, the words “their tombs” are inserted in the translation because of requirements of English style.