9:11 Then 1 they asked him, 2 “Why do the experts in the law 3 say that Elijah must come first?”
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
2 tn Grk “And they were asking him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant and has not been translated.
3 tn Or “Why do the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.