Matthew 4:7

4:7 Jesus said to him, “Once again it is written: ‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’” ¹ 

Matthew 4:17

4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach this message: ²  “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

Matthew 9:12

9:12 When ³  Jesus heard this he said, “Those who are healthy don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do. ⁴ 

Matthew 9:29

9:29 Then he touched their eyes saying, “Let it be done for you according to your faith.”

Matthew 13:4

13:4 And as he sowed, some seeds ⁵  fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.

Matthew 13:16

13:16 “But your eyes are blessed ⁶  because they see, and your ears because they hear.

Matthew 14:6

14:6 But on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

Matthew 15:17

15:17 Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth enters the stomach and then passes out into the sewer? ⁷ 

Matthew 16:6

16:6 “Watch out,” Jesus said to them, “beware of the yeast of the Pharisees ⁸  and Sadducees.” ⁹ 

Matthew 17:14

The Disciples’ Failure to Heal

17:14 When ¹⁰  they came to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him,

Matthew 18:27

18:27 The lord had compassion on that slave and released him, and forgave him the debt.

Matthew 21:46

21:46 They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds ¹¹  regarded him as a prophet.

Matthew 22:7

22:7 The ¹²  king was furious! He sent his soldiers, and they put those murderers to death ¹³  and set their city ¹⁴  on fire.

Matthew 22:23

Marriage and the Resurrection

22:23 The same day Sadducees ¹⁵  (who say there is no resurrection) ¹⁶  came to him and asked him, ¹⁷ 

Matthew 24:1

The Destruction of the Temple

24:1 Now ¹⁸  as Jesus was going out of the temple courts and walking away, his disciples came to show him the temple buildings. ¹⁹ 

Matthew 26:5

26:5 But they said, “Not during the feast, so that there won’t be a riot among the people.” ²⁰ 

¹ sn A quotation from Deut 6:16.

² tn Grk “and to say.”

³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁴ sn Jesus’ point is that he associates with those who are sick because they have the need and will respond to the offer of help. A person who is healthy (or who thinks mistakenly that he is) will not seek treatment.

⁴ tn In Matthew’s version of this parable, plural pronouns are used to refer to the seed in v. 4 (ἅ…αὐτά [Ja…auta]), although the collective singular is used in v. 5 and following (indicated by the singular verbs like ἔπεσεν [epesen]). For the sake of consistency in English, plural pronouns referring to the seed are used in the translation throughout the Matthean account. In both Mark and Luke the collective singular is used consistently throughout (cf. Mark 4:1-9; Luke 8:4-8).

⁵ sn This beatitude highlights the great honor bestowed on the disciples to share in this salvation.

⁶ tn Or “into the latrine.”

⁷ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

⁸ sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.

⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

⁹ tn Grk “they”; the referent (the crowds) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Both previous occurrences of “they” in this verse refer to the chief priests and the Pharisees.

¹⁰ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

¹¹ tn Grk “he sent his soldiers, destroyed those murderers.” The verb ἀπώλεσεν (apwlesen) is causative, indicating that the king was the one behind the execution of the murderers. In English the causative idea is not expressed naturally here; either a purpose clause (“he sent his soldiers to put those murderers to death”) or a relative clause (“he sent his soldier who put those murderers to death”) is preferred.

¹² tn The Greek text reads here πόλις (polis), which could be translated “town” or “city.” The prophetic reference is to the city of Jerusalem, so “city” is more appropriate here.

¹¹ sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.

¹² sn This remark is best regarded as a parenthetical note by the author.

¹³ tn Grk “and asked him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

¹² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

¹³ sn The Jerusalem temple was widely admired around the world. See Josephus, Ant. 15.11 [15.380-425]; J. W. 5.5 [5.184-227] and Tacitus, History 5.8, who called it “immensely opulent.” Josephus compared it to a beautiful snowcapped mountain.

¹³ sn The suggestion here is that Jesus was too popular to openly arrest him.