1 tn Grk “Or how can.”
2 sn The strong man here pictures Satan.
3 sn Some see the imagery here as similar to Eph 4:7-10, although no opponents are explicitly named in that passage. Jesus has the victory over Satan. Jesus’ acts of healing mean that the war is being won and the kingdom is coming.
4 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
5 tn Or “in the sky”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context.
6 tn Here τότε (tote, “then”) has not been translated to avoid redundancy in English.
7 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
8 sn An allusion to Dan 7:13. Here is Jesus returning with full authority to judge.