² tn Or “I was expecting.”

² tn That is, more than one would normally expect or anticipate.

¹ tn This Greek particle (οὐχί, ouchi) expects a positive reply.

² tn The interrogative particle introducing this question expects a negative reply.

¹ tn Or “with expectation.” The participle προσδοκῶντος (prosdokōntos) is taken temporally.

² tn The interrogative particle introducing this question expects a negative reply.

¹ sn The rhetorical questions expect the answer, “Of course not!”

² tn The rhetorical question expects the answer “No, of course not!”

⁴ tn The negative οὐ (ou) used with the verb expects a positive reply. Martha expected Jesus to respond and rebuke Mary.

¹ tn The question includes a Greek particle, οὐχί (ouchi), that expects a positive reply. The slave is expected to prepare a meal before eating himself.

³ sn The form of the question in Greek expects a negative answer.

¹ sn The questions in vv. 29-30 all expect a negative response.

² tn The question in Greek introduced with οὐχί (ouchi) expects a positive reply.

² tn This question uses a Greek particle (οὐχί, ouchi) that expects a positive reply.

¹ sn What they found was not what they expected—an empty tomb.

¹ sn The question in Greek expects a positive reply and is also phrased with irony.

² tn The interrogative particle used here in the Greek text (οὐχί, ouchi) expects a positive reply.

³ tn The Greek construction used here (οὐχί, ouchi) expects a positive reply.

¹ sn The two questions of vv. 11-12 expect the answer, “No father would do this!”

¹ sn The rhetorical question expects the answer, “No one!” The claim is supported by the following description.