14:34 After they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret. 1
27:45 Now from noon until three, 6 darkness came over all the land. 7
1 sn Gennesaret was a fertile plain south of Capernaum (see also Mark 6:53). The Sea of Galilee was also sometimes known as the Sea of Gennesaret (Luke 5:1).
2 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
3 tc Most
4 sn The Jews most assuredly wanted to put Jesus to death, but they lacked the authority to do so. For this reason they handed him over to Pilate in hopes of securing a death sentence. The Romans kept close control of the death penalty in conquered territories to prevent it from being used to execute Roman sympathizers.
5 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.
6 tn Grk “from the sixth hour to the ninth hour.”
7 sn This imagery has parallels to the Day of the Lord: Joel 2:10; Amos 8:9; Zeph 1:15.