13:31 He gave 1 them another parable: 2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed 3 that a man took and sowed in his field.
26:26 While 6 they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat, this is my body.”
27:24 When 7 Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but that instead a riot was starting, he took some water, washed his hands before the crowd and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. You take care of it yourselves!” 8
1 tn Grk “put before.”
2 tn Grk “He set before them another parable, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.
3 sn The mustard seed was noted for its tiny size.
4 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
5 tn Grk Or “Lord; or “Master” (and so throughout this paragraph).
7 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
10 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
11 sn You take care of it yourselves! Compare the response of the chief priests and elders to Judas in 27:4. The expression is identical except that in 27:4 it is singular and here it is plural.
13 tc Early and important