Matthew 11:5

11:5 The blind see, the ¹  lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news proclaimed to them.

Matthew 11:25

Jesus’ Invitation

11:25 At that time Jesus said, ²  “I praise ³  you, Father, Lord ⁴  of heaven and earth, because ⁵  you have hidden these things from the wise ⁶  and intelligent, and revealed them to little children.

Matthew 21:46

21:46 They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds ⁷  regarded him as a prophet.

Luke 19:48

19:48 but ⁸  they could not find a way to do it, ⁹  for all the people hung on his words. ¹⁰ 

Luke 21:38

21:38 And all the people ¹¹  came to him early in the morning to listen to him in the temple courts. ¹² 

John 7:46-49

7:46 The officers replied, “No one ever spoke like this man!” 7:47 Then the Pharisees answered, ¹³  “You haven’t been deceived too, have you? ¹⁴  7:48 None of the rulers ¹⁵  or the Pharisees have believed in him, have they? ¹⁶  7:49 But this rabble ¹⁷  who do not know the law are accursed!”

James 2:5

2:5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! ¹⁸  Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

¹ tn Grk “and the,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more. Two other conjunctions are omitted in this series.

² tn Grk “At that time, answering, Jesus said.” This construction is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.

³ tn Or “thank.”

⁴ sn The title Lord is an important name for God, showing his sovereignty, but it is interesting that it comes next to a reference to the Father, a term indicative of God’s care. The two concepts are often related in the NT; see Eph 1:3-6.

⁵ tn Or “that.”

⁶ sn See 1 Cor 1:26-31.

⁷ 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.

⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

⁹ tn Grk “they did not find the thing that they might do.”

¹⁰ sn All the people hung on his words is an idiom for intent, eager listening. Jesus’ popularity and support made it unwise for the leadership to seize him.

¹¹ sn Jesus’ teaching was still quite popular with all the people at this point despite the leaders’ opposition.

¹² tc Some mss (those of ˹³) place John 7:53-8:11 here after v. 38, no doubt because it was felt that this was a better setting for the pericope.

¹³ tn Grk “answered them.”

¹⁴ tn Questions prefaced with μή (mh) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here the tag is “have you?”).

¹⁵ sn The chief priests and Pharisees (John 7:45) is a comprehensive term for the groups represented in the ruling council (the Sanhedrin) as in John 7:45; 18:3; Acts 5:22, 26. Likewise the term ruler here denotes a member of the Sanhedrin, the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews. Note the same word (“ruler”) is used to describe Nicodemus in John 3:1, and Nicodemus also speaks up in this episode (John 7:50).

¹⁶ tn Questions prefaced with μή (mh) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here the tag is “have they?”).

¹⁷ tn Grk “crowd.” “Rabble” is a good translation here because the remark by the Pharisees is so derogatory.

¹⁸ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.