1 sn The Greek term Hades stands for the Hebrew concept of Sheol. It is what is called hell today. This is where the dead were gathered (Ps 16:10; 86:13). In the NT Hades has an additional negative force of awaiting judgment (Rev 20:13).
2 sn Hades is a place of torment, especially as one knows that he is separated from God.
3 tn Grk “he lifted up his eyes” (an idiom).
4 tn Grk “in his bosom,” the same phrase used in 16:22. This idiom refers to heaven and/or participation in the eschatological banquet. An appropriate modern equivalent is “at Abraham’s side.”
5 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative
6 sn This is one of the few uses of the specific term salvation in Luke (1:69, 71, 77), though the concept runs throughout the Gospel.
7 sn The household is not a reference to the building, but to the people who lived within it (L&N 10.8).
8 sn Zacchaeus was personally affirmed by Jesus as a descendant (son) of Abraham and a member of God’s family.