Luke 8:52

8:52 Now they were all 1  wailing and mourning 2  for her, but he said, “Stop your weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”

Luke 9:49

On the Right Side

9:49 John answered, 3  “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop 4  him because he is not a disciple 5  along with us.”

1 sn This group probably includes outside or even professional mourners, not just family, because a large group seems to be present.

2 tn Grk “beating the breasts” (in mourning); see L&N 52.1.

3 tn Grk “And answering, John said.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified to “John answered.” Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

4 tc The translation follows the reading that has Luke’s normal imperfect here (ἐκωλύομεν, ekwluomen; found in Ì75vid א B L Ξ 579 892 1241). Most mss, however, have an aorist (ἐκωλύσαμεν, ekwlusamen; found in A C D W Θ Ψ Ë1,13 33 Ï co), which would be translated “we forbade him.” The imperfect enjoys the best external and internal support.

5 tn Grk “does not follow with us.” BDAG 36 s.v. ἀκολουθέω 2 indicates that the pronoun σοι (soi, “you”) is to be supplied after the verb in this particular instance; the translation in the text best represents this nuance.