21:43 For this reason I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a people 4 who will produce its fruit.
1 tn The imperfect tense verb is here rendered with an iterative force.
2 sn This marriage of Herod to his brother Philip’s wife was a violation of OT law (Lev 18:16; 20:21). In addition, both Herod Antipas and Herodias had each left marriages to enter into this union.
3 tn Grk “his”; the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then.”
4 tn Or “to a nation” (so KJV, NASB, NLT).