1 tn Grk “And he.” Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the connection to the preceding statement.
2 tn Grk “a parable, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated here.
3 tn Or “yielded a plentiful harvest.”
4 tn Grk “to eat his fill,” but this phrase has been simplified as “to eat” for stylistic reasons.
5 tn The term κύνες (kunes) refers to “wild” dogs (either “street” dogs or watchdogs), not house pets (L&N 4.34).
6 sn When the dogs came and licked his sores it meant that he was unclean. See the negative image of Rev 22:15 that draws on this picture.