This has been indicated in a note. Questions expecting a negative answer have been phrased to indicate this to the English reader. The literal reading is frequently indicated in a note. The basic unit of translation is the paragraph. Verse numbers are included in boldface type.
Poetry is set out as poetry.
Greek historical presents have been translated by English simple past tenses since English has no corresponding use of the present tense. In places where passive constructions create ambiguity, obscurity, or awkwardness in modern English, either the agent has been specified from context or the construction changed to active in the English translation, with an explanatory note. This is normally explained in a note. Proper names have been standardized in accordance with accepted English usage. Any unfamiliar terms for weights, measures, and coins have been explained in a study note, although in general these have been expressed in modern American units, with metric units given parenthetically in the notes.