7:1 Now 3 the Pharisees 4 and some of the experts in the law 5 who came from Jerusalem 6 gathered around him.
9:11 Then 7 they asked him, 8 “Why do the experts in the law 9 say that Elijah must come first?”
1 tn Or “some of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.
2 tn Grk “Reasoning within their hearts.”
3 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
4 sn See the note on Pharisees in 2:16.
5 tn Or “and some of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.
6 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
7 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
8 tn Grk “And they were asking him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant and has not been translated.
9 tn Or “Why do the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.