1 sn Capernaum was a town on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, 680 ft (204 m) below sea level. It was a major trade and economic center in the North Galilean region.
2 tn The interrogative particle introducing this question expects a negative reply.
3 sn In the OT, Hades was known as Sheol. It is the place where the unrighteous will reside (Luke 10:15; 16:23; Rev 20:13-14).
4 tn Grk “they say.” The third person plural is used here as an indefinite and translated “someone” (ExSyn 402).
5 tn Or “in the desert.”
7 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
8 tn Grk Or “Lord; or “Master” (and so throughout this paragraph).