Luke 13:4-5

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Luke 13:4 tn Grk “on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them.” This relative clause embedded in a prepositional phrase is complex in English and has been simplified to an adjectival and a temporal clause in the translation.
2. Luke 13:4 sn Unlike the previous event, when the tower in Siloam fell on them, it was an accident of fate. It raised the question, however, “Was this a judgment?”
3. Luke 13:5 sn Jesus’ point repeats v. 3. The circumstances make no difference. All must deal with the reality of what death means.
4. Luke 13:5 tn Grk “similarly.”