1 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the worker who tended the vineyard) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Grk “toss manure [on it].” This is a reference to manure used as fertilizer.
3 tn This is a third class condition in the Greek text. The conjunction καί (kai, a component of κάν [kan]) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
4 tn Grk “the coming [season].”
5 tn The phrase “very well” is supplied in the translation to complete the elided idea, but its absence is telling.
6 tn This is a first class condition in the Greek text, showing which of the options is assumed.