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

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

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

¹ tn Or “said” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NLT “I replied.”

⁴ sn The reply “You say so” is somewhat enigmatic, like Jesus’ earlier reply to the Jewish leadership in 22:70.

⁵ sn The reply “You say so” is somewhat enigmatic, like Jesus’ earlier reply to the Jewish leadership in 26:64.

³ tn The word order in Jesus’ reply is reversed from the woman’s original statement. The word “husband” in Jesus’ reply is placed in an emphatic position.

⁴ sn The reply “You say so” is somewhat enigmatic, like Jesus’ earlier reply to the Jewish leadership (mentioned in Matt 26:64 and Luke 22:70).

¹ tn Grk “answered and said to them.” The expression, redundant in English, has been simplified to “replied.”

² tn Grk “said,” but in response to the angel’s address, “replied” is better English style.

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

² tn Grk answered and said.” This has been simplified in the translation to “replied.”

¹ tn An ingressive imperfect conveys the idea that Jesus’ reply provoked the disciples’ response.

¹ tn The grammatical structure of the question in Greek presupposes a negative reply.

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

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 tn Grk “answering, said.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified to “replied.”

⁴ tn This recalls the verb of the earlier reply in v. 28.