¹ tn Grk “So his parents answered and said.”

² tn Or “and so make some repayment to their parents”; Grk “and to give back recompense to their parents.”

¹ tn Grk “Moses, when he was born, was hidden by his parents.”

² sn This is a parenthetical note by the author explaining the parents’ response.

² tn The Greek pronoun and verb are both plural (both parents are addressed).

¹ sn To confess Christ might well mean rejection by one’s own family, even by parents.

² tn Grk “when they”; the referent (his parents) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

² tn Grk “they”; the referent (his parents) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “pays back into the bosom of their children the sin of their parents.”

¹ tn Or “children along with their parents”; Heb “fathers and children together.”

⁴ tn Heb “father,” but the immediate context does not suggest limiting this only to the male parent.

¹ tn Or perhaps “Parents.” The plural οἱ πατέρες (hoi pateres, “fathers”) can be used to refer to both the male and female parent (BDAG 786 s.v. πατήρ 1.a).

¹ tn Or perhaps “Parents” (so TEV, CEV). The plural οἱ πατέρες (hoi pateres, “fathers”) can be used to refer to both the male and female parent (BDAG 786 s.v. πατήρ 1.b).

² sn “Father” and “mother” here represent a stereotypical word pair in the book of Proverbs, rather than describing separate crimes against each individual parent. Both crimes are against both parents.

¹ tn Grk “and they asked them, saying”; the referent (the parents) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Or “forefathers,” or “ancestors.” Here the referent could be the immediate parents or, by their example, more distant ancestors.

¹ tn The imperative שְׁמַע (sh^emaʿ, “Listen!”) forms an urgent exhortation which expects immediate compliance with parental instruction.

¹ tn Grk “children ought not,” but this might give the impression that children are not supposed to support sick or aging parents in need of help. That is not what Paul is saying. His point is that children should not have to pay their parent’s way.

³ sn The nature and the actions of parents have an effect on children (e.g., Exod 20:4-6); if the parents are righteous, the children will enjoy a blessing—the respect and the happiness which the parent reflects on them.

² sn Jesus’ parents obeyed the angel as Zechariah and Elizabeth had (1:57-66). These events are taking place very much under God’s direction.