¹ tn Grk “hastening, he came down.” σπεύσας (speusas) has been translated as a participle of manner.

² tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn The participle χαίρων (cairwn) has been taken as indicating manner.

sn Zacchaeus responded joyfully. Luke likes to mention joy as a response to what God was doing (1:14; 2:10; 10:20; 13:17; 15:5, 32; 19:37; 24:41, 52).

⁴ tn Grk “the descent of”; this could refer to either the slope of the hillside itself or the path leading down from it (the second option has been adopted for the translation, see L&N 15.109).

⁵ sn See the note on the name Mount of Olives in v. 29.

⁶ tn Grk “the”; the Greek article has been translated here as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

⁷ tn Here the participle χαίροντες (caironte") has been translated as a finite verb in English; it could also be translated adverbially as a participle of manner: “began to praise God joyfully.”

⁸ sn See 2:13, 20; Acts 2:47; 3:8-9.

⁹ tn Or “works of power,” “miracles.” Jesus’ ministry of miracles is what has drawn attention. See Luke 7:22.

¹⁰ tn Grk “they had seen, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

¹¹ sn Luke adds the title king to the citation from Ps 118:26 to make clear who was meant (see Luke 18:38). The psalm was used in looking for the deliverance of the end, thus leading to the Pharisees’ reaction.

¹² sn A quotation from Ps 118:26.

¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

¹⁴ tn Grk “they did not find the thing that they might do.”

¹⁵ sn All the people hung on his words is an idiom for intent, eager listening. Jesus’ popularity and support made it unwise for the leadership to seize him.