23:1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,
2:16 When Herod 4 saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men 5 to kill all the children in Bethlehem 6 and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.
1 sn The term generation is being used here in its widest sense to refer to a full life span. When the chronological factors are considered and the genealogies tabulated, there are four hundred years of bondage. This suggests that in this context a generation is equivalent to one hundred years.
2 tn Heb “they”; the referent (“your descendants”) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “is not yet complete.”
4 sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1. Note the fulfillment of the prophecy given by the angel in 2:13.
5 tn Or “soldiers.”
6 map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.