¹ tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² tn Grk “And John’s.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. This is a reference to John the Baptist as the following context makes clear.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate that John’s action was a result of the report he had heard.

⁴ tn Grk “And calling two of his disciples, John sent.” The participle προσκαλεσάμενος (proskalesameno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁵ sn A creditor was a moneylender, whose business was to lend money to others at a fixed rate of interest.

⁶ tn The word “him” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

⁷ tn Grk “five hundred denarii.”

sn The silver coins were denarii. The denarius was worth about a day’s wage for a laborer; this would be an amount worth not quite two years’ pay. The debts were significant: They represented two months’ pay and one and three quarter years’ pay (20 months) based on a six day work week.

⁸ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁹ tc See the tc note on the number “seventy-two” in Luke 10:1.

¹⁰ tn Or “the demons obey”; see L&N 36.18.

¹¹ tn The prepositional phrase “in your name” indicates the sphere of authority for the messengers’ work of exorcism.

¹² sn The pennies refer to the assarion, a small Roman copper coin. One of them was worth one sixteenth of a denarius or less than a half hour’s average wage. Sparrows were the cheapest thing sold in the market. God knows about even the most financially insignificant things; see Isa 49:15.

¹³ sn The temple is on a hill in Jerusalem, so one would go up to enter its precincts.

¹⁴ sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.

¹⁵ sn See the note on tax collectors in 3:12.