1 tn The Greek term here is τέκνον (teknon), which could be understood as a term of endearment.
2 tn Or “in terrible pain” (L&N 24.92). Here is the reversal Jesus mentioned in Luke 6:20-26.
3 sn To warn them. The warning would consist of a call to act differently than their dead brother had, or else meet his current terrible fate.
4 tn Grk “lest they also come.”