1 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
2 tn Grk “they”; the referent (the women) has been specified in the translation for clarity (the same has been done in v. 8).
3 tn Or “They were extremely afraid.”
4 sn Bowed their faces to the ground. Such respect for angels is common: Dan 7:28; 10:9, 15.
5 sn By referring to Jesus as the living, the angels make it clear that he is alive. There should be no surprise.
6 sn Luke does not mention specific texts here, but it is likely that many of the scriptures he mentioned elsewhere in Luke-Acts would have been among those he had in mind.
