Translation commentary on Luke 17:32

Exegesis:

mnēmoneuete tēs gunaikos Lōt ‘remember Lot’s wife,’ who did turn back.

mnēmoneuō ‘to remember’ refers here to something taken to be known generally.

Translation:

Remember, or, ‘think of,’ ‘bring back to your mind,’ and cf. on 1.54.

Lot’s wife, or, ‘the case/story of Lot’s wife,’ “what happened to Lot’s wife” (Phillips).

Quoted with permission from Reiling, J. and Swellengrebel, J.L. A Handbook on the Gospel of Luke. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1971. For this and other handbooks for translators see here . Make sure to also consult the Handbook on the Gospel of Mark for parallel or similar verses.

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