Luke 6:8

6:8 But ¹  he knew ²  their thoughts, ³  and said to the man who had the withered hand, “Get up and stand here.” ⁴  So ⁵  he rose and stood there.

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¹ tn Here the conjunction δέ (de) has been translated as contrastive.

² sn The statement that Jesus knew their thoughts adds a prophetic note to his response; see Luke 5:22.

³ tn Grk “their reasonings.” The implication is that Jesus knew his opponents’ plans and motives, so the translation “thoughts” was used here.

⁴ sn Most likely synagogues were arranged with benches along the walls and open space in the center for seating on the floor.

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the man’s action was a result of Jesus’ order.