Luke 9:43

9:43 Then they were all astonished at the mighty power of God.

Another Prediction of Jesus’ Suffering

But while the entire crowd was amazed at everything Jesus was doing, he said to his disciples,


tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the response at the conclusion of the account.

sn The revelation of the mighty power of God was the manifestation of God’s power shown through Jesus. See Acts 10:38.

tn Grk “all”; the referent (the crowd) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tc Most mss, especially the later ones (A C W Θ Ψ 0115 Ë13 33 892 Ï al), actually supply ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς (Jo Ihsous, “Jesus”) here. Since the earliest and best witnesses, along with many others (Ì75 א B D L Ξ Ë1 579 700 1241 2542 pc lat), lack the name, and since scribes were unlikely to intentionally omit it, the shorter reading is preferred as the original reading.

tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Some mss have done the same.