Matthew 21:35

21:35 But the tenants seized his slaves, beat one, ¹  killed another, and stoned another.

Matthew 26:52

26:52 Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back in its place! ²  For all who take hold of the sword will die by the sword.

Matthew 27:6

27:6 The ³  chief priests took the silver and said, “It is not lawful to put this into the temple treasury, since it is blood money.”

Matthew 28:15

28:15 So they took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story is told among the Jews to this day. ⁴ 

¹ sn The image of the tenants mistreating the owner’s slaves pictures the nation’s rejection of the prophets and their message.

² tn The translation “put your sword back in its place” for this phrase is given in L&N 85.52.

³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁴ tc ‡ The word ἡμέρας (Jhmeras, “day”) is found after σήμερον (shmeron, “today, this [day]”) in some early and important witnesses (B D L Θ lat), but may be a clarifying (or perhaps redundant) note. The shorter reading (found in א A W 0148^vid Ë^1,13 33 Ï) is thus preferred. NA²⁷ includes the word in brackets, indicating reservations about its authenticity.