Matthew 1:11

1:11 and Josiah ¹  the father of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

Matthew 10:18

10:18 And you will be brought before governors and kings ²  because of me, as a witness to them and the Gentiles.

Matthew 14:25

14:25 As the night was ending, ³  Jesus came to them walking on the sea. ⁴ 

Matthew 17:6

17:6 When the disciples heard this, they were overwhelmed with fear and threw themselves down with their faces to the ground. ⁵ 

Matthew 22:33-34

22:33 When the crowds heard this, they were amazed at his teaching.

The Greatest Commandment

22:34 Now when the Pharisees ⁶  heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, ⁷  they assembled together. ⁸ 

Matthew 23:2

23:2 “The ⁹  experts in the law ¹⁰  and the Pharisees ¹¹  sit on Moses’ seat.

Matthew 23:36

23:36 I tell you the truth, ¹²  this generation will be held responsible for all these things! ¹³ 

Matthew 24:17

24:17 The one on the roof ¹⁴  must not come down ¹⁵  to take anything out of his house,

Matthew 24:47

24:47 I tell you the truth, ¹⁶  the master ¹⁷  will put him in charge of all his possessions.

Matthew 27:45

Jesus’ Death

27:45 Now from noon until three, ¹⁸  darkness came over all the land. ¹⁹ 

[1:11]  ¹ sn Before the mention of Jeconiah, several medieval mss add Jehoiakim, in conformity with the genealogy in 1 Chr 3:15-16. But this alters the count of fourteen generations (v. 17). It is evident that the author is selective in his genealogy for a theological purpose.

[10:18]  ² sn These statements look at persecution both from a Jewish context as the mention of courts and synagogues suggests, and from a Gentile one as the reference to governors and kings suggests. Some fulfillment of Jewish persecution can be seen in Acts.

[14:25]  ³ tn Grk “In the fourth watch of the night,” that is, between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m.

[14:25]  ⁴ tn Or “on the lake.”

[17:6]  ⁴ tn Grk “they fell down on their faces.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב. has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”

[22:34]  ⁵ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[22:34]  ⁶ sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.

[22:34]  ⁷ tn Grk “for the same.” That is, for the same purpose that the Sadducees had of testing Jesus.

[23:2]  ⁶ tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[23:2]  ⁷ tn Or “The scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[23:2]  ⁸ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[23:36]  ⁷ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[23:36]  ⁸ tn Grk “all these things will come on this generation.”

[24:17]  ⁸ sn On the roof. Most of the roofs in the NT were flat roofs made of pounded dirt, sometimes mixed with lime or stones, supported by heavy wooden beams. They generally had an easy means of access, either a sturdy wooden ladder or stone stairway, sometimes on the outside of the house.

[24:17]  ⁹ sn The swiftness and devastation of the judgment will require a swift escape. There will be no time to come down from the roof and pick up anything from inside one’s home.

[24:47]  ⁹ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[24:47]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the master) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[27:45]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “from the sixth hour to the ninth hour.”

[27:45]  ¹¹ sn This imagery has parallels to the Day of the Lord: Joel 2:10; Amos 8:9; Zeph 1:15.