Matthew 23:18

23:18 And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar is bound by nothing. ¹  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 ²  his head they put the charge against him, ³  which read: ⁴  “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 ⁵  descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat on it.

¹ tn Grk “Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing.”

² tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

³ 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.

⁴ tn Grk “was written.”

³ tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 1:20.