Luke 6:7
ContextNETBible | The experts in the law 1 and the Pharisees 2 watched 3 Jesus 4 closely to see if 5 he would heal on the Sabbath, 6 so that they could find a reason to accuse him. |
XREF | Ps 37:32,33; Ps 38:12; Isa 29:21; Jer 20:10; Mt 26:59,60; Mr 3:2; Lu 11:53,54; Lu 13:14; Lu 14:1-6; Lu 20:20; Joh 5:10-16; Joh 9:16,26-29 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Or “The scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21. 2 sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17. 3 sn The term translated watched…closely is emotive, since it carries negative connotations. It means they were watching him out of the corner of their eye or spying on him. 4 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. 5 tn This is a first class condition in the Greek text; Jesus’ opponents anticipated he would do this. 6 sn The background for this is the view that only if life was endangered should one attempt to heal on the Sabbath (see the Mishnah, m. Shabbat 6.3; 12.1; 18.3; 19.2; m. Yoma 8.6). |