Matthew 21:36

21:36 Again he sent other slaves, more than the first, and they treated them the same way.

Matthew 20:10

20:10 And when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more. But each one also received the standard wage.

Matthew 26:53

26:53 Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and that he would send me more than twelve legions ¹  of angels right now?

Matthew 5:20

5:20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness goes beyond that of the experts in the law ²  and the Pharisees, ³  you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 12:41-42

12:41 The people ⁴  of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Jonah preached to them ⁵  – and now, ⁶  something greater than Jonah is here! 12:42 The queen of the South ⁷  will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon – and now, ⁸  something greater than Solomon is here!

Matthew 6:25

Do Not Worry

6:25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry ⁹  about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?

¹ sn A legion was a Roman army unit of about 6,000 soldiers, so twelve legions would be 72,000.

¹ tn Or “that of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

² sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

¹ tn Grk “men”; the word here (ἀνήρ, anhr) usually indicates males or husbands, but occasionally is used in a generic sense of people in general, as here (cf. BDAG 79 s.v. 1.a, 2).

² tn Grk “at the preaching of Jonah.”

³ tn Grk “behold.”

¹ sn On the queen of the South see 1 Kgs 10:1-3 and 2 Chr 9:1-12, as well as Josephus, Ant. 8.6.5-6 (8.165-175). The South most likely refers to modern southwest Arabia, possibly the eastern part of modern Yemen, although there is an ancient tradition reflected in Josephus which identifies this geo-political entity as Ethiopia.

² tn Grk “behold.”

¹ tn Or “do not be anxious,” and so throughout the rest of this paragraph.