[9:1] 1 sn His own town refers to Capernaum. It was a town of approximately 1000-1500, though of some significance.
[8:40] 2 tn This is a temporal infinitival clause in contrast to Mark’s genitive absolute (Mark 5:21).
[8:40] sn Here the author notes that Jesus returned to the western shore of the Sea of Galilee after his brief excursion into Gentile territory (8:26-39; cf. also Mark 5:21).