[8:44] 1 tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
[8:44] 2 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[8:44] 3 sn The edge of his cloak refers to the kraspedon, the blue tassel on the garment that symbolized a Jewish man’s obedience to the law (cf. Num 15:37-41). The woman thus touched the very part of Jesus’ clothing that indicated his ritual purity.
[8:44] 4 tn Grk “garment,” but here ἱμάτιον (Jimation) denotes the outer garment in particular.
[8:44] 5 tn Grk “the flow of her blood.”
[8:44] sn The woman was most likely suffering from a vaginal hemorrhage, in which case her bleeding would make her ritually unclean.
[9:29] 6 tn Grk “And as.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[9:29] 7 tn Here the preposition ἐν (en) plus the dative articular aorist infinitive has been translated as a temporal clause (ExSyn 595).
[9:29] 8 tn Or “the appearance of his face became different.”
[9:29] sn In 1st century Judaism and in the NT, there was the belief that the righteous get new, glorified bodies in order to enter heaven (1 Cor 15:42-49; 2 Cor 5:1-10). This transformation means the righteous will share the glory of God. One recalls the way Moses shared the Lord’s glory after his visit to the mountain in Exod 34. So the disciples saw the appearance of his face transformed, and they were getting a sneak preview of the great glory that Jesus would have (only his glory is more inherent to him as one who shares in the rule of the kingdom).
[9:29] 9 tn Or “became bright as a flash of lightning” (cf. BDAG 346 s.v. ἐξαστράπτω); or “became brilliant as light” (cf. BDAG 593 s.v. λευκός 1).
