Matthew 28:2

28:2 Suddenly there was a severe earthquake, for an angel of the Lord ¹  descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat on it.

Matthew 3:16

3:16 After ²  Jesus was baptized, just as he was coming up out of the water, the ³  heavens ⁴  opened ⁵  and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove ⁶  and coming on him.

Matthew 23:31

23:31 By saying this you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets.

Matthew 1:1

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

1:1 This is the record of the genealogy ⁷  of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Matthew 7:25

7:25 The rain fell, the flood ⁸  came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because it had been founded on rock.

Matthew 7:27

7:27 The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, and it collapsed; it was utterly destroyed!” ⁹ 

Matthew 3:9

3:9 and don’t think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

Matthew 17:9

17:9 As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, ¹⁰  “Do not tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”

Matthew 11:23

11:23 And you, Capernaum, ¹¹  will you be exalted to heaven? ¹²  No, you will be thrown down to Hades! ¹³  For if the miracles done among you had been done in Sodom, it would have continued to this day.

Matthew 1:20

1:20 When he had contemplated this, an ¹⁴  angel of the Lord ¹⁵  appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

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

² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

³ tn Grk “behold the heavens.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

⁴ tn Or “sky.” The Greek word οὐρανός (ourano") may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context. The same word is used in v. 17.

⁵ tc ‡ αὐτῷ (autw, “to/before him”) is found in the majority of witnesses (א¹ C D^s L W 0233 Ë^1,13 33 Ï lat), perhaps added as a point of clarification or emphasis. NA²⁷ includes the word in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

⁶ sn The phrase like a dove is a descriptive comparison. The Spirit is not a dove, but descended like one in some sort of bodily representation.

³ tn Grk “the book of the genealogy.” The noun βίβλος (biblo"), though it is without the article, is to be translated as definite due to Apollonius’ corollary and the normal use of anarthrous nouns in titles.

⁴ tn Grk “the rivers.”

⁵ tn Grk “and great was its fall.”

⁶ tn Grk “Jesus commanded them, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.

⁷ sn Capernaum was a town on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, 680 ft (204 m) below sea level. It was a major trade and economic center in the North Galilean region.

⁸ tn The interrogative particle introducing this question expects a negative reply.

⁹ sn In the OT, Hades was known as Sheol. It is the place where the unrighteous will reside (Luke 10:15; 16:23; Rev 20:13-14).

⁸ tn Grk “behold, an angel.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

⁹ tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” Linguistically, “angel of the Lord” is the same in both testaments (and thus, he is either “an angel of the Lord” or “the angel of the Lord” in both testaments). For arguments and implications, see ExSyn 252; M. J. Davidson, “Angels,” DJG, 9; W. G. MacDonald argues for “an angel” in both testaments: “Christology and ‘The Angel of the Lord’,” Current Issues in Biblical and Patristic Interpretation, 324-35.