Discovery BoxLuke 20:2 
Context20:2 and said to him, 1 “Tell us: By what authority 2 are you doing these things? 3 Or who it is who gave you this authority?”
Luke 20:8
Context20:8 Then 4 Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you 5 by whose authority 6 I do these things.”
Luke 20:13
Context20:13 Then 7 the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my one dear son; 8 perhaps they will respect him.’
1 tn Grk “and said, saying to him.” This is redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.
2 tn On this phrase, see BDAG 844 s.v. ποῖος 2.a.γ.
3 sn The leadership is looking back to acts like the temple cleansing (19:45-48). How could a Galilean preacher do these things?
4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
5 sn Neither will I tell you. Though Jesus gave no answer, the analogy he used to their own question makes his view clear. His authority came from heaven.
6 tn On this phrase, see BDAG 844 s.v. ποῖος 2.a.γ. This is exactly the same phrase as in v. 2.
7 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
8 tn Grk “my beloved son.” See comment at Luke 3:22.
sn The owner’s decision to send his one dear son represents God sending Jesus.
