Footnotes

1. Luke 9:7 sn Herod refers here to Herod Antipas. See the note on Herod Antipas in 3:1.
2. Luke 9:7 sn See the note on tetrarch in 3:1.
3. Luke 9:7 tn Or “was very confused.” See L&N 32.10 where this verse is given as an example of the usage.
4. Luke 9:7 sn John refers to John the Baptist, whom Herod had beheaded (v. 9).
5. Luke 9:8 sn The appearance of Elijah would mean that the end time had come. According to 2 Kgs 2:11, Elijah was still alive. In Mal 4:5 it is said that Elijah would be the precursor of Messiah.
6. Luke 9:8 sn The phrase had risen could be understood to mean “had been resurrected,” but this is only a possible option, not a necessary one, since the phrase could merely mean that a figure had appeared on the scene who mirrored an earlier historical figure. The three options of vv. 7-8 will be repeated in v. 19.