1 tn Grk “hastening, he came down.” σπεύσας (speusas) has been translated as a participle of manner.
2 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn The participle χαίρων (cairwn) has been taken as indicating manner.
sn Zacchaeus responded joyfully. Luke likes to mention joy as a response to what God was doing (1:14; 2:10; 10:20; 13:17; 15:5, 32; 19:37; 24:41, 52).
4 tn Grk “the descent of”; this could refer to either the slope of the hillside itself or the path leading down from it (the second option has been adopted for the translation, see L&N 15.109).
5 sn See the note on the name Mount of Olives in v. 29.
6 tn Grk “the”; the Greek article has been translated here as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).
7 tn Here the participle χαίροντες (caironte") has been translated as a finite verb in English; it could also be translated adverbially as a participle of manner: “began to praise God joyfully.”
8 sn See 2:13, 20; Acts 2:47; 3:8-9.
9 tn Or “works of power,” “miracles.” Jesus’ ministry of miracles is what has drawn attention. See Luke 7:22.
10 tn Grk “they had seen, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
11 sn Luke adds the title king to the citation from Ps 118:26 to make clear who was meant (see Luke 18:38). The psalm was used in looking for the deliverance of the end, thus leading to the Pharisees’ reaction.
12 sn A quotation from Ps 118:26.
13 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
14 tn Grk “they did not find the thing that they might do.”
15 sn All the people hung on his words is an idiom for intent, eager listening. Jesus’ popularity and support made it unwise for the leadership to seize him.