3:18 And in this way, 1 with many other exhortations, John 2 proclaimed good news to the people.
1 tn On construction μὲν οὖν καί (men oun kai), see BDF §451.1.
2 tn Grk “he”; the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 sn The Son of Man’s suffering and rejection by this generation is another “it is necessary” type of event in God’s plan (Luke 4:43; 24:7, 26, 44) and the fifth passion prediction in Luke’s account (9:22, 44; 12:50; 13:32-33; for the last, see 18:32-33).