Matthew 8:21

8:21 Another ¹  of the ²  disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”

Matthew 14:16

14:16 But he ³  replied, “They don’t need to go. You ⁴  give them something to eat.”

Matthew 2:22

2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus ⁵  was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, ⁶  he was afraid to go there. After being warned in a dream, he went to the regions of Galilee.

Matthew 16:21

First Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection

16:21 From that time on ⁷  Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem ⁸  and suffer ⁹  many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, ¹⁰  and be killed, and on the third day be raised.

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

² tc ‡ Most mss (C L W Θ 0250 Ë^1,13 Ï lat sy mae bo) read αὐτοῦ (autou, “his”) here, but the earliest witnesses, א and B (along with 33 and a few others), lack it. The addition may have been a motivated reading to clarify whose disciples were in view. NA²⁷ includes the pronoun in brackets, indicating doubt as to its authenticity.

³ tc ‡ The majority of witnesses read ᾿Ιησοῦς (Ihsous, “Jesus”) here, perhaps to clarify the subject. Although only a few Greek mss, along with several versional witnesses (א* D Z^vid 579 1424 pc e k sy^s,c,p sa bo), lack the name of Jesus, the omission does not seem to be either accidental or malicious and is therefore judged to be most likely the original reading. Nevertheless, a decision is difficult. NA²⁷ has the word in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

⁴ tn Here the pronoun ὑμεῖς (Jumeis) is used, making “you” in the translation emphatic.

⁵ sn Archelaus took after his father Herod the Great in terms of cruelty and ruthlessness, so Joseph was afraid to go there. After further direction in a dream, he went instead to Galilee.

⁶ sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.

⁷ tn Grk “From then.”

⁸ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁹ sn The necessity that the Son of Man suffer is the particular point that needed emphasis since for many 1st century Jews the Messiah was a glorious and powerful figure, not a suffering one.

¹⁰ tn Or “and scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.