Matthew 2:3

2:3 When King Herod ¹  heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him.

Matthew 4:12

Preaching in Galilee

4:12 Now when Jesus ²  heard that John had been imprisoned, ³  he went into Galilee.

Matthew 5:38

Retaliation

5:38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ ⁴ 

Matthew 13:16

13:16 “But your eyes are blessed ⁵  because they see, and your ears because they hear.

Matthew 14:1

The Death of John the Baptist

14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch ⁶  heard reports about Jesus,

Matthew 15:10

True Defilement

15:10 Then he called the crowd to him and said, ⁷  “Listen and understand.

Matthew 17:6

17:6 When the disciples heard this, they were overwhelmed with fear and threw themselves down with their faces to the ground. ⁸ 

Matthew 19:25

19:25 The ⁹  disciples were greatly astonished when they heard this and said, “Then who can be saved?” ¹⁰ 

Matthew 20:24

20:24 Now ¹¹  when the other ten ¹²  heard this, ¹³  they were angry with the two brothers.

Matthew 22:22

22:22 Now when they heard this they were stunned, ¹⁴  and they left him and went away.

Matthew 22:33-34

22:33 When the crowds heard this, they were amazed at his teaching.

The Greatest Commandment

22:34 Now when the Pharisees ¹⁵  heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, ¹⁶  they assembled together. ¹⁷ 

Matthew 27:13

27:13 Then Pilate said to him, “Don’t you hear how many charges they are bringing against you?”

Matthew 27:47

27:47 When ¹⁸  some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “This man is calling for Elijah.”

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

² tn Grk “he.”

³ tn Or “arrested,” “taken into custody” (see L&N 37.12).

³ sn A quotation from Exod 21:24; Lev 24:20.

⁴ sn This beatitude highlights the great honor bestowed on the disciples to share in this salvation.

⁵ sn A tetrarch, a ruler with rank and authority lower than a king, ruled only with the approval of the Roman authorities. This was roughly equivalent to being governor of a region. Several times in the NT, Herod, tetrarch of Galilee, is called a king (Matt 14:9, Mark 6:14-29), reflecting popular usage rather than an official title.

⁶ tn Grk “And calling the crowd, he said to them.” The participle προσκαλεσάμενος (proskalesamenos) has been translated as attendant circumstance. The emphasis here is upon Jesus’ speaking to the crowd.

⁷ tn Grk “they fell down on their faces.” 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.”

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

⁹ sn The assumption is that the rich are blessed, so if they risk exclusion, who is left to be saved?

⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

¹⁰ tn Grk “the ten.”

¹¹ tn The word “this” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

¹⁰ tn Grk “they were amazed; they marveled.”

¹¹ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

¹² sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.

¹³ tn Grk “for the same.” That is, for the same purpose that the Sadducees had of testing Jesus.

¹² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.