1 sn Do not be afraid. One should respect and show reverence to God (v. 5), but need not fear his tender care.
2 tn Or “crows.” Crows and ravens belong to the same family of birds. English uses “crow” as a general word for the family. Palestine has several indigenous members of the crow family.
3 tn Or “God gives them food to eat.” L&N 23.6 has both “to provide food for” and “to give food to someone to eat.”
4 tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
5 sn Jesus did not want his hearers to think that tragedy was necessarily a judgment on these people because they were worse sinners.
6 tn Or “one small part of a letter” (L&N 33.37).
7 tn Grk “to fall”; that is, “to drop out of the text.” Jesus’ point may be that the law is going to reach its goal without fail, in that the era of the promised kingdom comes.