Matthew 27:43

27:43 He trusts in God – let God, if he wants to, deliver him now ¹  because he said, ‘I am God’s Son’!”

Matthew 28:14

28:14 If ²  this matter is heard before the governor, ³  we will satisfy him ⁴  and keep you out of trouble.” ⁵ 

Matthew 27:20

27:20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed.

¹ sn An allusion to Ps 22:8.

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

³ tn Here ἐπί (epi) followed by the genitive = “before,” especially in the language of lawsuits (BDAG 363 s.v. 3).

⁴ tc ‡ αὐτόν (auton, “him”) is found after πείσομεν (peisomen, “we will satisfy”) in the majority of witnesses, though it seems to be motivated by a need for clarification and cannot therefore easily explain the rise of the shorter reading (which is found in א B Θ 33 pc). Nevertheless, English style requires the pronoun. NA²⁷ includes the word in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

⁵ tn Grk “and you will not have to be worried” = “we will keep you out of trouble.”