29	tn Grk “began to rebuke him, saying.” The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant in English and has not been translated.
30	tn Grk “Merciful to you.” A highly elliptical expression: “May God be merciful to you in sparing you from having to undergo [some experience]” (L&N 88.78). A contemporary English equivalent is “God forbid!”

Matthew 16:22