Matthew 10:31

10:31 So do not be afraid; ¹  you are more valuable than many sparrows.

Matthew 26:60

26:60 But they did not find anything, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally ²  two came forward

Matthew 8:30

8:30 A ³  large herd of pigs was feeding some distance from them.

Matthew 24:12

24:12 and because lawlessness will increase so much, the love of many will grow cold.

Matthew 26:28

26:28 for this is my blood, the blood ⁴  of the covenant, ⁵  that is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

Matthew 20:28

20:28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom ⁶  for many.”

Matthew 25:21

25:21 His master answered, ⁷  ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful in a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’

Matthew 25:23

25:23 His master answered, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful with a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’

¹ sn Do not be afraid. One should respect and show reverence to God, but need not fear his tender care.

² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁴ tn Grk “for this is my blood of the covenant that is poured out for many.” In order to avoid confusion about which is poured out, the translation supplies “blood” twice so that the following phrase clearly modifies “blood,” not “covenant.”

⁵ tc Although most witnesses read καινῆς (kainhs, “new”) here, this is evidently motivated by the parallel in Luke 22:20. Apart from the possibility of homoioteleuton, there is no good reason for the shorter reading to have arisen later on. But since it is found in such good and diverse witnesses (e.g., Ì^37,45vid א B L Z Θ 0298^vid 33 pc mae), the likelihood of homoioteleuton becomes rather remote.

⁵ sn The Greek word for ransom (λύτρον, lutron) is found here and in Mark 10:45 and refers to the payment of a price in order to purchase the freedom of a slave. The idea of Jesus as the “ransom” is that he paid the price with his own life by standing in our place as a substitute, enduring the judgment that we deserved for sin.

⁶ tn Grk “His master said to him.”