¹ sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.

² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

³ tn Grk “who call out to one another, saying.” The participle λέγουσιν (legousin) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

⁴ tn Grk “He set before them another parable, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.

⁵ tn Grk “put before.”

⁶ tn Grk “He set before them another parable, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.

⁷ sn The mustard seed was noted for its tiny size.

⁸ tc ‡ Most mss, some of which are significant, read “They are blind guides of the blind” (א¹ C L W Z Θ Ë^1,13 33 Ï lat). The shorter reading is read by א*^,2 B D 0237 Epiph. There is a distinct possibility of omission due to homoioarcton in א*; this manuscript has a word order variation which puts the word τυφλοί (tufloi, “blind”) right before the word τυφλῶν (tuflwn, “of the blind”). This does not explain the shorter reading, however, in the other witnesses, of which B and D are quite weighty. Internal considerations suggest that the shorter reading is original: “of the blind” was likely added by scribes to balance this phrase with Jesus’ following statement about the blind leading the blind, which clearly has two groups in view. A decision is difficult, but internal considerations here along with the strength of the witnesses argue that the shorter reading is more likely original. NA²⁷ places τυφλῶν in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

⁹ tn Grk “If blind leads blind.”

¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

¹¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

¹² tn The words “slave girl” are not in the Greek text, but are implied by the feminine singular form ἄλλη (allh).