[8:31] 1 tn One could also translate the imperfect tense here with a repetitive force like “begged him repeatedly.”
[8:31] 3 tn This word, ἄβυσσος (abusso"), is a term for the place where the dead await the judgment. It also could hold hostile spirits according to Jewish belief (Jub. 5:6-7; 1 En. 10:4-6; 18:11-16).
[22:40] 4 sn Luke does not mention Gethsemane by name, but calls it simply the place.
[22:40] 5 sn Jesus’ instructions to pray not to fall into temptation is an allusion to Luke 22:28-38, especially 22:31. The temptation is Satan’s challenge to them to defect, like what happened to Judas and what will happen to Peter.