Matthew 23:18

23:18 And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar is bound by nothing. But if anyone swears by the gift on it he is bound by the oath.’

Matthew 23:22

23:22 And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and the one who sits on it.

Matthew 27:37

27:37 Above his head they put the charge against him, which read: “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”

Matthew 28:2

28:2 Suddenly there was a severe earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat on it.

tn Grk “Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing.”

tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

sn Mention of the inscription is an important detail, because the inscription would normally give the reason for the execution. It shows that Jesus was executed for claiming to be a king. It was also probably written with irony from the executioners’ point of view.

tn Grk “was written.”

tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 1:20.