Luk 3:15 | NETfull | STEP | While the people were filled with anticipation and they all wondered whether perhaps John could be the Christ,

Luke 3:15

15 While the people were filled with anticipation ^{▼▼ Or “with expectation.” The participle προσδοκῶντος (prosdokōntos) is taken temporally.} ^{▼▼ The people were filled with anticipation because they were hoping God would send someone to deliver them.} and they all wondered ^{▼▼ Grk “pondered in their hearts.”} whether perhaps John ^{▼▼ Grk “in their hearts concerning John, (whether) perhaps he might be the Christ.” The translation simplifies the style here.} could be the Christ, ^{▼▼ Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”} ^{▼▼ See the note on Christ in 2:11.}