1 tn Grk “That is,” or “That is to say.”
2 tn Because it forms the counterpoint to “the children of promise” the expression “children of the flesh” has been retained in the translation.
3 tn Grk “For this is the word of promise.”
4 tn Grk “About this time I will return.” Since this refers to the time when the promised child would be born, it would be approximately a year later.
5 sn A quotation from Gen 18:10, 14.