Matthew 25:41

25:41 “Then he will say ¹  to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!

Matthew 25:2

25:2 Five ²  of the virgins ³  were foolish, and five were wise.

Matthew 2:4

2:4 After assembling all the chief priests and experts in the law, ⁴  he asked them where the Christ ⁵  was to be born.

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

³ tn Grk “Five of them.”

⁴ tn Or “and scribes of the people.” The traditional rendering of γραμματεύς (grammateu") as “scribe” does not communicate much to the modern English reader, for whom the term might mean “professional copyist,” if it means anything at all. The people referred to here were recognized experts in the law of Moses and in traditional laws and regulations. Thus “expert in the law” comes closer to the meaning for the modern reader.

⁵ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”