1 tn Grk “But answering, he said to them.” This construction is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.
2 tn Grk “men”; the word here (ἀνήρ, anhr) usually indicates males or husbands, but occasionally is used in a generic sense of people in general, as here (cf. BDAG 79 s.v. 1.a, 2).
3 tn Grk “at the preaching of Jonah.”
4 tn Grk “behold.”
3 sn On the queen of the South see 1 Kgs 10:1-3 and 2 Chr 9:1-12, as well as Josephus, Ant. 8.6.5-6 (8.165-175). The South most likely refers to modern southwest Arabia, possibly the eastern part of modern Yemen, although there is an ancient tradition reflected in Josephus which identifies this geo-political entity as Ethiopia.
4 tn Grk “behold.”
4 tn Grk “And answering, Jesus said.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation.
5 tn Grk “O.” The marker of direct address, ὦ (w), is functionally equivalent to a vocative and is represented in the translation by “you.”
6 tn Or “faithless.”
7 tn Grk “how long.”
8 tn Or “put up with.” See Num 11:12; Isa 46:4.
9 sn The pronouns you…you are plural, indicating that Jesus is speaking to a group rather than an individual.