Matthew 9:14

The Superiority of the New

9:14 Then John’s ¹  disciples came to Jesus ²  and asked, “Why do we and the Pharisees ³  fast often, ⁴  but your disciples don’t fast?”

Matthew 12:2

12:2 But when the Pharisees ⁵  saw this they said to him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath.”

Matthew 12:5

12:5 Or have you not read in the law that the priests in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are not guilty?

Matthew 17:22

Second Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection

17:22 When ⁶  they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. ⁷ 

Matthew 20:13

20:13 And the landowner ⁸  replied to one of them, ⁹  ‘Friend, I am not treating you unfairly. Didn’t you agree with me to work for the standard wage? ¹⁰ 

Matthew 21:28

The Parable of the Two Sons

21:28 “What ¹¹  do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’

Matthew 21:38

21:38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and get his inheritance!’

¹ sn John refers to John the Baptist.

² tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

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

⁴ sn John’s disciples and the Pharisees followed typical practices with regard to fasting and prayer. Many Jews fasted regularly (Lev 16:29-34; 23:26-32; Num 29:7-11). The zealous fasted twice a week on Monday and Thursday.

⁵ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

⁹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

¹⁰ tn The plural Greek term ἀνθρώπων (anqrwpwn) is considered by some to be used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women (cf. NRSV “into human hands”; TEV, CEV “to people”). However, because this can be taken as a specific reference to the group responsible for Jesus’ arrest, where it is unlikely women were present (cf. Matt 26:47-56; Mark 14:43-52; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:2-12), the word “men” has been retained in the translation. There may also be a slight wordplay with “the Son of Man” earlier in the verse.

¹³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the landowner) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁴ tn Grk “And answering, he said to one of them.” This construction is somewhat redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation.

¹⁵ tn Grk “for a denarius a day.”

¹⁷ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.