¹ sn The tax collectors would bid to collect taxes for the Roman government and then add a surcharge, which they kept. Since tax collectors worked for Rome, they were viewed as traitors to their own people and were not well liked.

² tn Traditionally, “lilies.” According to L&N 3.32, “Though traditionally κρίνον has been regarded as a type of lily, scholars have suggested several other possible types of flowers, including an anemone, a poppy, a gladiolus, and a rather inconspicuous type of daisy.” In view of the uncertainty, the more generic “flowers” has been used in the translation.

³ tn Or, traditionally, “toil.” Although it might be argued that “work hard” would be a more precise translation of κοπιάω (kopiaw) here, the line in English reads better in terms of cadence with a single syllable.

⁴ tn Grk “instructing them, saying.”

⁵ tn Grk “on the road of the Gentiles.” That is, a path that leads to Gentile regions.

⁶ tn Grk “town [or city] of the Samaritans.”

⁷ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁸ tn Grk “and put their hands on Jesus.”