¹ tn Grk “falling therefore the slave bowed down to the ground.” The redundancy of this expression signals the desperation of the slave in begging for mercy.

² tc The majority of mss (א L W 058 0281 Ë^1,13 33 Ï it sy^p,h co) begin the slave’s plea with “Lord” (κύριε, kurie), though a few important witnesses lack this vocative (B D Θ 700 pc lat sy^s,c Or Chr). Understanding the parable to refer to the Lord, scribes would be naturally prone to add the vocative here, especially as the slave’s plea is a plea for mercy. Thus, the shorter reading is more likely to be authentic.

³ tn Grk “But answering, his master said to him.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation.

⁴ tn Grk “And behold one.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

⁵ tn Grk “extending his hand, drew out his sword, and struck.” Because rapid motion is implied in the circumstances, the translation “grabbed” was used.

⁶ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.

⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

⁸ tn The Greek term here is παιδίσκη (paidiskh), referring to a slave girl or slave woman.

⁹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

¹⁰ tn The words “slave girl” are not in the Greek text, but are implied by the feminine singular form ἄλλη (allh).