1 tn Or “From the offspring”; Grk “From the seed.”
2 sn The phrase this man is in emphatic position in the Greek text.
3 tn Grk “according to [his] promise.” The comparative clause “just as he promised” is less awkward in English.
4 tn Grk “John having already proclaimed before his coming a baptism…,” a genitive absolute construction which is awkward in English. A new sentence was begun in the translation at this point.
5 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the context for clarity, since God is mentioned in the preceding context and John the Baptist in the following clause.
6 sn John refers here to John the Baptist.
7 tn Grk “a baptism of repentance”; the genitive has been translated as a genitive of purpose.
7 tn Or “task.”
8 tn The verb ἔλεγεν (elegen) has been translated as an iterative imperfect, since John undoubtedly said this or something similar on numerous occasions.
9 tn Literally a relative clause, “of whom I am not worthy to untie the sandals of his feet.” Because of the awkwardness of this construction in English, a new sentence was begun here.