[22:14] 1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
[22:14] 2 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[22:14] 3 tn Grk “reclined at table,” as 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table, but while reclining on one’s side on the floor with the head closest to the low table and the feet farthest away.
[22:14] 4 tn Grk “the apostles with him.”
[23:36] 5 sn Sour wine was cheap wine, called in Latin posca, and referred to a cheap vinegar wine diluted heavily with water. It was the drink of slaves and soldiers, and the soldiers who had performed the crucifixion, who had some on hand, now used it to taunt Jesus further.
