[11:23] 1 sn Whoever is not with me is against me. The call here is to join the victor. Failure to do so means that one is being destructive. Responding to Jesus is the issue.
[11:23] 2 sn For the image of scattering, see Pss. Sol. 17:18.
[12:17] 3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate that this is a result of the preceding statement.
[12:17] 4 tn Grk “to himself, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated here.
[12:17] 5 sn I have nowhere to store my crops. The thinking here is prudent in terms of recognizing the problem. The issue in the parable will be the rich man’s solution, particularly the arrogance reflected in v. 19.
