Matthew 1:24

1:24 When Joseph awoke from sleep he did what the angel of the Lord ¹  told him. He took his wife,

Matthew 4:8

4:8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their grandeur. ² 

Matthew 17:1

The Transfiguration

17:1 Six days later ³  Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, ⁴  and led them privately up a high mountain.

Matthew 18:16

18:16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established. ⁵ 

Matthew 20:17

Third Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection

20:17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, ⁶  he took the twelve ⁷  aside privately and said to them on the way,

Matthew 27:27

27:27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the governor’s residence ⁸  and gathered the whole cohort ⁹  around him.

¹ tn See the note on the word “Lord” in 1:20. Here the translation “the angel of the Lord” is used because the Greek article (ὁ, Jo) which precedes ἄγγελος (angelos) is taken as an anaphoric article (ExSyn 217-19) referring back to the angel mentioned in v. 20.

² tn Grk “glory.”

³ tn Grk “And after six days.”

⁴ tn Grk “John his brother” with “his” referring to James.

⁴ sn A quotation from Deut 19:15.

⁵ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁶ tc ‡ A number of significant witnesses (e.g., B C W 085 33 lat) have μαθητάς (maqhtas, “disciples”) after δώδεκα (dwdeka, “twelve”), perhaps by way of clarification, while other important witnesses lack the word (e.g., א D L Θ Ë^1,13). The longer reading looks to be a scribal clarification, and hence is considered to be secondary. NA²⁷ puts the word in brackets to show doubts about its authenticity.

⁶ tn Or “into their headquarters”; Grk “into the praetorium.”

⁷ sn A Roman cohort was a tenth of a legion, about 500-600 soldiers.