1 sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.
2 sn A quotation from Hos 11:1.
3 sn Archelaus took after his father Herod the Great in terms of cruelty and ruthlessness, so Joseph was afraid to go there. After further direction in a dream, he went instead to Galilee.
4 sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.
5 tn Grk “For truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.” Here γάρ (gar) has not been translated.
6 tn Grk “faith as,” “faith like.”
7 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
7 tn Grk “And behold he.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).