² tn Or “soldiers.”

¹ tn Grk “And soldiers.”

¹ tn Grk “having soldiers under me.”

¹ tn Grk “having soldiers under me.”

¹ sn Four squads of soldiers. Each squad was a detachment of four soldiers.

³ tn The word “soldiers” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹ tn The word “soldiers” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹ sn The soldiers cut the ropes. The centurion and the soldiers were now following Paul’s advice by cutting the ropes to prevent the sailors from escaping.

² sn Four shares, one for each soldier. The Gospel of John is the only one to specify the number of soldiers involved in the crucifixion. This was a quaternion, a squad of four soldiers. It was accepted Roman practice for the soldiers who performed a crucifixion to divide the possessions of the person executed among themselves.

¹ tn Grk “They”; the referent (the soldiers) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ sn A Roman cohort was a tenth of a legion, about 500-600 soldiers.

² sn A Roman cohort was a tenth of a legion, about 500-600 soldiers.

² tn Heb “[with] a shield.” By metonymy the “shield” stands for the soldier who carries it.

¹ tn Heb “them.” The masculine plural pronoun apparently refers to the returning soldiers.

¹ sn The cheap sour wine was called in Latin posca, and referred to a cheap vinegar wine diluted heavily with water. It was the drink of slaves and soldiers, and was probably there for the soldiers who had performed the crucifixion.

¹ sn Sour wine refers to cheap wine that was called in Latin posca, a cheap vinegar wine diluted heavily with water. It was the drink of slaves and soldiers, and was probably there for the soldiers who had performed the crucifixion.

² sn Sour wine refers to cheap wine that was called in Latin posca, a cheap vinegar wine diluted heavily with water. It was the drink of slaves and soldiers, and was probably there for the soldiers who had performed the crucifixion.

⁵ sn A cohort was a Roman military unit of about 600 soldiers, one-tenth of a legion.

¹ tn Grk “a cohort” (but since this was a unit of 600 soldiers, a smaller detachment is almost certainly intended).

² tn Heb “The heart of the soldiers of Moab will be like the heart of a woman in labor.”