Matthew 2:16

2:16 When Herod ¹  saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men ²  to kill all the children in Bethlehem ³  and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.

Matthew 5:19

5:19 So anyone who breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others ⁴  to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever obeys them and teaches others to do so will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 6:6

6:6 But whenever you pray, go into your room, ⁵  close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. ⁶ 

¹ sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1. Note the fulfillment of the prophecy given by the angel in 2:13.

² tn Or “soldiers.”

³ map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.

⁴ tn Grk “teaches men” ( in a generic sense, people).

⁷ sn The term translated room refers to the inner room of a house, normally without any windows opening outside, the most private location possible (BDAG 988 s.v. ταμεῖον 2).

⁸ tc See the tc note on “will reward you” in 6:4: The problem is the same and the ms support differs only slightly.