1 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Grk “was giving them orders, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in English and has not been translated.
3 sn See the note on Pharisees in 2:16.
4 sn Perhaps the crowd thought Jesus was calling for Elijah because the exclamation “my God, my God” (i.e., in Aramaic, Eloi, Eloi) sounds like the name Elijah.