Matthew 9:1

Healing and Forgiving a Paralytic

9:1 After getting into a boat he crossed to the other side and came to his own town. ¹ 

Matthew 11:3

11:3 “Are you the one who is to come, ²  or should we look for another?”

Matthew 11:14

11:14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah, who is to come.

Matthew 11:18

11:18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’ ³ 

Matthew 14:25

14:25 As the night was ending, ⁴  Jesus came to them walking on the sea. ⁵ 

Matthew 15:25

15:25 But she came and bowed down ⁶  before him and said, ⁷  “Lord, help me!”

Matthew 16:5

The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees

16:5 When the disciples went to the other side, they forgot to take bread.

Matthew 17:11

17:11 He ⁸  answered, “Elijah does indeed come first and will restore all things.

Matthew 17:14

The Disciples’ Failure to Heal

17:14 When ⁹  they came to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him,

Matthew 20:9

20:9 When those hired about five o’clock came, each received a full day’s pay. ¹⁰ 

Matthew 21:40

21:40 Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”

Matthew 24:42

24:42 “Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day ¹¹  your Lord will come.

Matthew 25:11

25:11 Later, ¹²  the other virgins came too, saying, ‘Lord, lord! Let us in!’ ¹³ 

Matthew 25:39

25:39 When ¹⁴  did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’

Matthew 27:33

27:33 They ¹⁵  came to a place called Golgotha ¹⁶  (which means “Place of the Skull”) ¹⁷ 

¹ sn His own town refers to Capernaum. It was a town of approximately 1000-1500, though of some significance.

² sn Aspects of Jesus’ ministry may have led John to question whether Jesus was the promised stronger and greater one who is to come that he had preached about in Matt 3:1-12.

³ sn John the Baptist was too separatist and ascetic for some, and so he was accused of not being directed by God, but by a demon.

⁴ tn Grk “In the fourth watch of the night,” that is, between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m.

⁵ tn Or “on the lake.”

⁵ tn In this context the verb προσκυνέω (proskunew), which often describes worship, probably means simply bowing down to the ground in an act of reverence or supplication (see L&N 17.21).

⁶ tn Grk “she bowed down to him, saying.”

⁶ tn Grk “And answering, he said.” This has been simplified in the translation.

⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

⁸ tn Grk “each received a denarius.” See the note on the phrase “standard wage” in v. 2.

⁹ tc Most later mss (L 0281 Ï lat) have here ὥρᾳ ({wra, “hour”) instead of ἡμέρα (Jemera, “day”). Although the merits of this reading could be argued either way, in light of the overwhelming and diverse early support for ἡμέρᾳ ({א B C D W Δ Θ Ë¹³ 33 892 1424, as well as several versions and fathers}), the more general term is surely correct.

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

¹¹ tn Grk “Open to us.”

¹¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

¹² tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

¹³ tn This is an Aramaic name; see John 19:17.

¹⁴ sn A place called Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”). This location is north and just outside of Jerusalem. The hill on which it is located protruded much like a skull, giving the place its name. The Latin word for the Greek term κρανίον (kranion) is calvaria, from which the English word “Calvary” is derived (cf. Luke 23:33 in the KJV).