Matthew 2:12

2:12 After being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, ¹  they went back by another route to their own country.

Matthew 3:5

3:5 Then people from Jerusalem, ²  as well as all Judea and all the region around the Jordan, were going out to him,

Matthew 3:13

The Baptism of Jesus

3:13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John to be baptized by him in the Jordan River. ³ 

Matthew 7:15

A Tree and Its Fruit

7:15 “Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves. ⁴ 

Matthew 13:56

13:56 And aren’t all his sisters here with us? Where did he get all this?” ⁵ 

Matthew 21:37

21:37 Finally he sent his son to them, ⁶  saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

Matthew 25:36

25:36 I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’

Matthew 26:12

26:12 When ⁷  she poured this oil on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.

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 27:62

The Guard at the Tomb

27:62 The ⁸  next day (which is after the day of preparation) the chief priests and the Pharisees ⁹  assembled before Pilate

¹ sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.

² tn Grk “Then Jerusalem.”

³ tn “River” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity.

⁴ sn Sheep’s clothing…voracious wolves. Jesus uses a metaphor here to point out that these false prophets appear to be one thing, but in reality they are something quite different and dangerous.

⁵ tn Grk “Where did he get these things?”

⁶ sn The owner’s decision to send his son represents God sending Jesus.

⁷ tn Grk “For when.” Here γάρ (gar) has not been translated.

⁸ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁹ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.