² tn Heb “darics” (also in vv. 71, 72).

¹ sn See the note on the word centurion in 7:2.

³ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.

¹ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.

² tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.

¹ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.

³ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.

¹ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.

¹ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.

³ sn See the note on the word centurion in 7:2.

¹ sn Miletus was a seaport on the western coast of Asia Minor about 45 mi (72 km) south of Ephesus.

¹ tn This is linked back grammatically by apposition to “covenant” in v. 72, specifying which covenant is meant.

¹ tn Heb “the Lord was making holes in the sky, could this thing be?” See the note at 7:2.

² tn Grk “to know the proof of you,” that is, to know if the Corinthians’ obedience to Paul as an apostle was genuine (L&N 72.7).

³ tn Usually φωνή (phōnē) means “voice,” but BDAG 1071-72 s.v. φωνή 2.c has “Also of sayings in scripture…Ac 13:27.”

² tn This term, when used of people rather than animals, has some connotations of violence and mercilessness (L&N 20.72).

² sn God’s loyal love (steadfast love) is again the topic, reflected in the phrase tender mercy; see Luke 1:72.

¹ sn A legion was a Roman army unit of about 6,000 soldiers, so 12 legions would be 72,000.

¹ sn Pul was a nickname of Tiglath-Pileser III (cf. 15:29). See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 171-72.

⁵ tn Grk “from the rising of the sun.” BDAG 74 s.v. ἀνατολή 2.a takes this as a geographical direction: “ἀπὸ ἀ. ἡλίου…from the east Rv 7:2; 16:12; simply ἀπὸ ἀ.…21:13.”