¹ tn Or “informed.”

³ tn Or “inform you.”

² tn The disjunctive clause here provides supplemental information.

⁴ tn The disjunctive clause gives information parenthetical to the narrative.

² tn That is, “information concerning a person or an event—‘report, news, word, information’” (L&N 33.211).

² tn Or “information” (originally concerning a crime; BDAG 1050 s.v. φάσις).

³ sn The same verb has been translated “inform” in 7:18.

³ sn Verses 3-4 represent parenthetical remarks by the author, giving background information.

² tn Heb “word of falsehood” or “lying word.” Cf. TEV “false information.”

¹ tn The noun is an adverbial accusative of manner, explaining the circumstances that inform his evil plans.

¹ sn See the note on Lev 16:2 for information on the curtain.

¹ tn The disjunctive clause gives supplemental information that is important to the storyline.

¹ tn The disjunctive clause provides supplemental information that is important to the story.

¹ tn The disjunctive clause gives supplemental information that helps the reader or hearer to picture what happened.

¹ tn The disjunctive clause gives information that is parenthetical to the narrative.

² tn L&N 33.201 indicates that ἐκδιηγέομαι (ekdiēgeomai) means to provide detailed information in a systematic manner, “to inform, to relate, to tell fully.” “Relating at length” conveys this effectively in the present context.

¹ tn Grk “Therefore leaving behind.” The implication is not of abandoning this elementary information, but of building on it.

¹ tc Some mss insert 16:25-27 at this point. See the note at 16:25 for more information.

⁵ tn The verb here describes a report or some type of information (BDAG 534 s.v. κατηχέω 1).

⁵ tn The vav (ו) on וַאֲנִי (vaʾani, “Now, I”) introduces a disjunctive parenthetical clause that provides background information to the reader.