Matthew 21:4

21:4 This ¹  took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: ² 

Matthew 25:6

25:6 But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Look, the bridegroom is here! Come out to meet him.’ ³ 

Matthew 1:22

1:22 This all happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled:

Matthew 19:8

19:8 Jesus ⁴  said to them, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hard hearts, ⁵  but from the beginning it was not this way.

Matthew 24:21

24:21 For then there will be great suffering ⁶  unlike anything that has happened ⁷  from the beginning of the world until now, or ever will happen.

Matthew 26:56

26:56 But this has happened so that ⁸  the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled.

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

² tn Grk “what was spoken by the prophet, saying.” The present participle λέγοντος (legontos) is redundant and has not been translated.

³ tc ‡ Most witnesses have αὐτοῦ (autou, “[with] him”) after ἀπάντησιν (apanthsin, “meeting”), a reading which makes explicit what is already implied in the shorter text (as found in א B 700). The translation likewise adds “him” for clarity’s sake even though the word is not considered part of the original text. NA²⁷ has αὐτοῦ in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

⁵ tc A few important mss (א Φ pc) have the name “Jesus” here, but it is probably not original. Nevertheless, this translation routinely specifies the referents of pronouns to improve clarity, so that has been done here.

⁶ tn Grk “heart” (a collective singular).

⁷ tn Traditionally, “great tribulation.”

⁸ sn Suffering unlike anything that has happened. Some refer this event to the destruction of Jerusalem in a.d. 70. While the events of a.d. 70 may reflect somewhat the comments Jesus makes here, the reference to the scope and severity of this judgment strongly suggest that much more is in view. Most likely Jesus is referring to the great end-time judgment on Jerusalem in the great tribulation.

⁹ tn Grk “But so that”; the verb “has happened” is implied.