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Luke 22:23-25
New English Translation

23 So[a] they began to question one another as to which of them it could possibly be who would do this.

24 A dispute also started[b] among them over which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.[c] 25 So[d] Jesus[e] said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them are called ‘benefactors.’[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 22:23 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of Jesus’ comments: The disciples begin wondering who would betray him.
  2. Luke 22:24 tn Or “happened.”
  3. Luke 22:24 tn Though the term μείζων (meizōn) here is comparative in form, it is superlative in sense (BDF §244).
  4. Luke 22:25 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the dispute among the apostles.
  5. Luke 22:25 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  6. Luke 22:25 sn The title ‘benefactor,’ highlighting grace and meaning something like “helper of the people,” was even given to tyrants (2 Macc 4:2; 3 Macc 3:19; Josephus, J. W. 3.9.8 [3.459]).
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