¹ sn With the statement “he has done nothing,” Pilate makes another claim that Jesus is innocent of any crime worthy of death.

¹ sn You have taken away the key to knowledge is another stinging rebuke. They had done the opposite of what they were trying to do.

³ tn Grk “among you all, this one is great.” The absence of a comparative term here makes the point that comparison should not be done.

² sn Mention of the heart shows that Jesus is not interested in what is done, but why. Motives are more important than actions for him.

² sn The day of preparation was the day before the Sabbath when everything had to be prepared for it, as no work could be done on the Sabbath.

³ tn The Hebrew verb is a prophetic perfect, emphasizing that the action is as good as done from the speaker’s perspective.

¹ tn The verbs here again emphasize that the actions are as good as done (i.e., they are prophetic perfects; cf. GKC 312-13 §106.n).

² tn The verb form used here is another example of a verb expressing that the action is as good as done (the Hebrew prophetic perfect).

¹ tn The verb here is another example of the Hebrew verb form that indicates the action is as good as done (a Hebrew prophetic perfect).

² tn The first verb is the Hebrew perfect form and the second is a preterite, successive actions in past time. The proverb presents something God has done as prototypical.

¹ tn Heb “done in faithfulness and uprightness.” The passive participle probably has the force of a gerund. See L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 89.

¹ sn The number “ten” is a general expression to convey that this has been done often (see Gen 31:7; Num 14:22).

⁵ sn The geographical extent of the Persian empire was vast. The division of Xerxes’ empire into 127 smaller provinces was apparently done for purposes of administrative efficiency.

¹ tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord, according to all which David his father had done.”

¹ tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord, according to all which Uzziah his father had done.”

¹ tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord, according to all which Amaziah his father had done.”

⁵ sn Here the phrase heal their land means restore the damage done by the drought, locusts and plague mentioned in v. 13.

¹ tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord, according to all which David his father had done.”

¹ tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord, according to all which Uzziah his father had done.”

¹ tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord, according to all which Amaziah his father had done.”