1 tc The Western textual tradition (D it) lacks 5:39. The verse is unique to Luke, so the omission by these
2 tc ‡ Although most
3 tc Most
tn Grk “good.”
sn The third illustration points out that those already satisfied with what they have will not seek the new (The old is good enough).
4 tn The perfect tenses in both this verse and the next do more than mere aorists would. They not only summarize, but suggest the characteristics of each ministry were still in existence at the time of speaking.
5 tn Grk “neither eating bread nor drinking wine,” but this is somewhat awkward in contemporary English.
6 sn John the Baptist was too separatist and ascetic for some, and so he was accused of not being directed by God, but by a demon.