Discovery BoxLuke 5:5 
Context5:5 Simon 1 answered, 2 “Master, 3 we worked hard all night and caught nothing! But at your word 4 I will lower 5 the nets.”
Luke 11:6
Context11:6 because a friend of mine has stopped here while on a journey, 6 and I have nothing to set before 7 him.’
Luke 23:15
Context23:15 Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, he has done nothing 8 deserving death. 9
1 tn Grk “And Simon.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
2 tn Grk “answering, Simon said.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation to “Simon answered.”
3 tn The word ἐπιστάτης is a term of respect for a person of high status (see L&N 87.50).
4 tn The expression “at your word,” which shows Peter’s obedience, stands first in the Greek clause for emphasis.
5 tn Or “let down.”
6 tn Grk “has come to me from the road.”
7 sn The background to the statement I have nothing to set before him is that in ancient Middle Eastern culture it was a matter of cultural honor to be a good host to visitors.
8 sn With the statement “he has done nothing,” Pilate makes another claim that Jesus is innocent of any crime worthy of death.
9 tn Grk “nothing deserving death has been done by him.” The passive construction has been translated as an active one in keeping with contemporary English style.
