1:21 Now 1 the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they began to wonder 2 why he was delayed in the holy place. 3
8:40 Now when Jesus returned, 4 the crowd welcomed him, because they were all waiting for him.
1 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
2 tn The imperfect verb ἐθαύμαζον (eqaumazon) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.
3 tn Or “temple.” See the note on the phrase “the holy place” in v. 9.
4 tn This is a temporal infinitival clause in contrast to Mark’s genitive absolute (Mark 5:21).