Luke 9:43

9:43 Then 1  they were all astonished at the mighty power 2  of God.

Another Prediction of Jesus’ Suffering

But while the entire crowd 3  was amazed at everything Jesus 4  was doing, he said to his disciples,

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

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

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

4 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.