Matthew 17:3

17:3 Then Moses ¹  and Elijah ²  also appeared before them, talking with him.

Matthew 9:30

9:30 And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly warned them, “See that no one knows about this.”

Matthew 16:6

16:6 “Watch out,” Jesus said to them, “beware of the yeast of the Pharisees ³  and Sadducees.” ⁴ 

Matthew 27:4

27:4 saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!” But they said, “What is that to us? You take care of it yourself!”

Matthew 4:16

4:16 the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light,

and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned.” ⁵ 

Matthew 24:6

24:6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. Make sure that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is still to come. ⁶ 

Matthew 2:11

2:11 As they came into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother, they bowed down ⁷  and worshiped him. They opened their treasure boxes and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, ⁸  and myrrh. ⁹ 

Matthew 8:4

8:4 Then Jesus said to him, “See that you do not speak to anyone, ¹⁰  but go, show yourself to a priest, and bring the offering ¹¹  that Moses commanded, ¹²  as a testimony to them.” ¹³ 

Matthew 13:17

13:17 For I tell you the truth, ¹⁴  many prophets and righteous people longed to see ¹⁵  what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

Matthew 18:10

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

18:10 “See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

¹ tn Grk “And behold, Moses.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

² sn Commentators and scholars discuss why Moses and Elijah are present. The most likely explanation is that Moses represents the prophetic office (Acts 3:18-22) and Elijah pictures the presence of the last days (Mal 4:5-6), the prophet of the eschaton (the end times).

³ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

⁴ sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.

⁵ sn A quotation from Isa 9:1.

⁷ tn Grk “it is not yet the end.”

⁹ tn Grk “they fell down.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”

¹⁰ sn Frankincense refers to the aromatic resin of certain trees, used as a sweet-smelling incense (L&N 6.212).

¹¹ sn Myrrh consisted of the aromatic resin of certain shrubs (L&N 6.208). It was used in preparing a corpse for burial.

¹¹ sn The command for silence was probably meant to last only until the cleansing took place with the priests and sought to prevent Jesus’ healings from becoming the central focus of the people’s reaction to him. See also 9:30, 12:16, 16:20, and 17:9 for other cases where Jesus asks for silence concerning him and his ministry.

¹² tn Grk “gift.”

¹³ sn On the phrase bring the offering that Moses commanded see Lev 14:1-32.

¹⁴ tn Or “as an indictment against them.” The pronoun αὐτοῖς (autoi") may be a dative of disadvantage.

¹³ tn Grk “truly (ἀμήν, amhn) I say to you.”

¹⁴ sn This is what past prophets and righteous people had wanted very much to see, yet the fulfillment had come to the disciples. This remark is like 1 Pet 1:10-12 or Heb 1:1-2.