22:34 Now when the Pharisees 1 heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, 2 they assembled together. 3
1 sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.
2 sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.
3 tn Grk “for the same.” That is, for the same purpose that the Sadducees had of testing Jesus.
1 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
2 sn Matthew’s wording suggests that both of the criminals spoke abusively to him. If so, one of them quickly changed his attitude toward Jesus (see Luke 23:40-43).
1 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
2 tn The term σινδών (sindwn) can refer to a linen cloth used either for clothing or for burial.