³ tn Grk “stronger man than he attacks.”

² tn Heb “if Aram is stronger than me.”

² tn Heb “if Aram is stronger than me.”

² tn Heb “they were stronger than he.”

² tn The referent of the expression “a stronger man” is Jesus.

³ tn Heb “if the sons of Ammon are stronger than you.”

¹ tn Heb “and the word of the king was stronger than.”

³ tn Heb “if the sons of Ammon are stronger than you.”

² tn This contrast is clearer and stronger in Greek than can be easily expressed in English.

¹ tn This contrast is clearer and stronger in Greek than can be easily expressed in English.

¹ tn Heb “and the word of the king was stronger than Joab.”

¹ tn The question in Greek expects a negative answer (“We are not stronger than he is, are we?”).

¹ sn Two outer coverings made of stronger materials will be put over the tent and the curtain, the two inner layers.

² tn The participle ὑπάρχοντα (huparchonta) is stronger than the verb εἰμί (eimi), usually implying a permanent state. Hence, the addition of “really” is implied.

² tn BDAG 444 s.v. θαυμάζω 1.a.γ has “be surprised that” followed by indirect discourse. The context calls for a slightly stronger wording.

³ tn Heb “will not have dread.” The verb פָּחַד (pakhad, “tremble, shake with fear”) describes emotion that is stronger than mere fear—it is dread.

² tn The question is similar to that of Ps 42:9, but זָנַח (zanakh, “reject”) is a stronger verb than שָׁכַח (shakhakh, “forget”).

² tn Heb “greater.” Many English versions understand this to refer to physical size or strength rather than numbers (cf. “stronger,” NAB, NIV, NRSV; “bigger,” NASB).

⁴ tn The form is the singular cohortative, expressing the resolution of Moses to sing the song of praise (“I will” being stronger than “I shall”).

³ sn Aspects of Jesus’ ministry may have led John to question whether Jesus was the promised stronger and greater one who is to come that he had preached about in Luke 3:15-17.