1 sn In the confession “I have sinned” there is a recognition of wrong that pictures the penitent coming home and “being found.”
2 sn The phrase against heaven is a circumlocution for God.
3 tn According to BDAG 342 s.v. ἐνωπιον 4.a, “in relation to ἁμαρτάνειν ἐ. τινος sin against someone Lk 15:18, 21 (cf. Jdth 5:17; 1 Km 7:6; 20:1).”
4 tn Or “make me.” Here is a sign of total humility.
5 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of the son’s decision to return home. Greek style often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” but English style generally does not.
6 tn Grk “a long way off from [home].” The word “home” is implied (L&N 85.16).
7 tn Or “felt great affection for him,” “felt great pity for him.”
8 tn Grk “he fell on his neck,” an idiom for showing special affection for someone by throwing one’s arms around them. The picture is of the father hanging on the son’s neck in welcome.
9 tn Grk “him”; the referent (the son) has been specified in the translation for clarity.