7:8 Again the word of the Lord came to Zechariah: 7:9 “The Lord who rules over all said, ‘Exercise true judgment and show brotherhood and compassion to each other.
12:20 He will not break a bruised reed or extinguish a smoldering wick,
until he brings justice to victory.
1 tn Heb “without what is written.”
2 tn Heb “make atonement for.”
3 tn Heb “everyone [who] has prepared his heart to seek God.”
4 tn Heb “and not according to the purification of the holy place.”
5 tn Heb “listened.”
6 tn Heb “healed.”
7 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
9 tc The Greek verb ἔφαγεν (efagen, “he ate”) is found in a majority of witnesses (Ì70 C D L W Θ Ë1,13 33 Ï latt sy co) in place of ἔφαγον (efagon, “they ate”), the wording found in א B pc. ἔφαγεν is most likely motivated by the parallels in Mark and Luke (both of which have the singular).
10 tn Grk “the bread of presentation.”
11 sn Jesus’ response to the charge that what his disciples were doing was against the law is one of analogy: “If David did it for his troops in a time of need, then so can I with my disciples.” Jesus is clear that on the surface there was a violation here. What is not as clear is whether he is arguing a “greater need” makes this permissible or that this was within the intention of the law all along.
12 sn See 1 Sam 21:1-6.
11 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
13 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
14 sn A quotation from Hos 6:6 (see also Matt 9:13).