¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the conclusion of the topic.

² sn The mention of glorifying and praising God is the second note of praise in this section; see Luke 2:13-14.

³ tn Grk “just as [it] had been spoken to them.” This has been simplified in the English translation by making the prepositional phrase (“to them”) the subject of the passive verb.

sn The closing remark just as they had been told notes a major theme of Luke 1-2 as he sought to reassure Theophilus: God does what he says he will do.

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the conclusion of the topic.

⁵ tn Grk “when they”; the referents (Joseph and Mary) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Or “completed.”

⁷ sn On the phrase the law of the Lord see Luke 2:22-23.

⁸ tn Or “city.”

⁹ map For location see Map1 D3; Map2 C2; Map3 D5; Map4 C1; Map5 G3.

¹⁰ sn Herod refers here to Herod Antipas. See the note on Herod Antipas in 3:1.

¹¹ sn See the note on tetrarch in 3:1.

¹² tn Or “was very confused.” See L&N 32.10 where this verse is given as an example of the usage.

¹³ sn John refers to John the Baptist, whom Herod had beheaded (v. 9).

¹⁴ tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

¹⁵ tn The participle ὑποστρέψαντες (Jupostreyante") has been taken temporally.

¹⁶ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

¹⁸ tc There is a seeming myriad of variants for this text. Many mss read εἰς τόπον ἔρημον (ei" topon erhmon, “to a deserted place”; א*^,2 [1241]) or εἰς τόπον ἔρημον πόλεως καλουμένης Βηθσαϊδά (ei" topon erhmon polew" kaloumenh" Bhqsai>da, “to a deserted place of a town called Bethsaida”; [A] C W Ξ^mg [Ë^1,13] [565] Ï) here, while others have εἰς κώμην λεγομένην Βηδσαϊδά (ei" kwmhn legomenhn Bhdsai>da, “to a village called Bedsaida”; D), εἰς κώμην καλουμένην Βηθσαϊδά εἰς τόπον ἔρημον (ei" kwmhn kaloumenhn Bhqsai>da ei" topon erhmon, “to a village called Bethsaida to a deserted place”; Θ), or εἰς τόπον καλουμένον Βηθσαϊδά (ei" topon kaloumenon Bhqsaida, “to a place called Bethsaida”; Ψ). The Greek behind the translation (εἰς πόλιν καλουμένην Βηθσαϊδά, ei" polin kaloumenhn Bhqsai>da) is supported by (Ì⁷⁵) א¹ B L Ξ* 33 2542 pc co. The variants can be grouped generally into those that speak of a “deserted place” and those that speak of a place/city/town called Bethsaida. The Byzantine reading is evidently a conflation of the earlier texts, and should be dismissed as secondary. The variants that speak of a deserted place are an assimilation to Mark 6:32, as well a harmonization with v. 12, and should also be regarded as secondary. The reading that best explains the rise of the others – both internally and externally – is the one that stands behind the translation and is found in the text of NA²⁷.

tn Or “city.”

¹⁹ sn Bethsaida was a town on the northeast side of the Sea of Galilee. Probably this should be understood to mean a place in the vicinity of the town. It represents an attempt to reconcile the location with the place of the miraculous feeding that follows.

²⁰ tn Grk “And at.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

²¹ tn Or “dinner.”

²² tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.

²³ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the sequence of events in the parable. Greek style often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” but English style generally does not.

²⁴ tn Grk “out of what abounded to them.”

²⁵ tn Or “put in her entire livelihood.”