[18:12] 1 sn The law only required fasting on the Day of Atonement. Such voluntary fasting as this practiced twice a week by the Pharisee normally took place on Monday and Thursday.
[20:39] 3 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
[20:39] 4 tn Or “some of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.
[20:39] 5 sn Teacher, you have spoken well! The scribes, being Pharisees, were happy for the defense of resurrection and angels, which they (unlike the Sadducees) believed in.
