1:17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to Christ, 1 fourteen generations.
8:28 When he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, 2 two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were extremely violent, so that no one was able to pass by that way.
1 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”
2 tc The textual tradition here is quite complicated. A number of
3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then.”
4 sn Jesus’ hometown (where he spent his childhood years) was Nazareth, about 20 miles (30 km) southwest of Capernaum.
5 tn Grk “them”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23. Jesus undoubtedly took the opportunity on this occasion to speak about his person and mission, and the relation of both to OT fulfillment.
7 tn Grk “synagogue, so that they.” Here ὥστε (Jwste) has not been translated. Instead a new sentence was started in the translation.
4 tn Grk “a certain man.” The Greek word ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used here in a somewhat generic sense.
5 sn This individual with a hundred sheep is a shepherd of modest means, as flocks often had up to two hundred head of sheep.
6 sn Look for the one that went astray. The parable pictures God’s pursuit of the sinner. On the image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd, see John 10:1-18.