1 tn Grk “the ones who practice lawlessness.”
2 sn An allusion to Pss 28:4; 62:12; cf. Prov 24:12.
3 tn Or “of the sky”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context.
4 sn A legion was a Roman army unit of about 6,000 soldiers, so twelve legions would be 72,000.
5 tn Or “will be delivered up.”
6 sn See the note on crucified in 20:19.
7 tc The reading ᾿Ασάφ (Asaf), a variant spelling on ᾿Ασά (Asa), is found in the earliest and most widespread witnesses (Ì1vid א B C [Dluc] Ë1,13 700 pc it co). Although Asaph was a psalmist and Asa was a king, it is doubtful that the author mistook one for the other since other ancient documents have variant spellings on the king’s name (such as “Asab,” “Asanos,” and “Asaph”). Thus the spelling ᾿Ασάφ that is almost surely found in the original of Matt 1:7-8 has been translated as “Asa” in keeping with the more common spelling of the king’s name.