Matthew 1:20

1:20 When he had contemplated this, an ¹  angel of the Lord ²  appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 13:30

13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At ³  harvest time I will tell the reapers, “First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned, but then ⁴  gather ⁵  the wheat into my barn.”’”

Matthew 15:32

The Feeding of the Four Thousand

15:32 Then Jesus called the ⁶  disciples and said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days and they have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry since they may faint on the way.”

Matthew 19:28

19:28 Jesus ⁷  said to them, “I tell you the truth: ⁸  In the age when all things are renewed, ⁹  when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging ¹⁰  the twelve tribes of Israel.

Matthew 21:19

21:19 After noticing a fig tree ¹¹  by the road he went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it, “Never again will there be fruit from you!” And the fig tree withered at once.

Matthew 22:16

22:16 They sent to him their disciples along with the Herodians, ¹²  saying, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful, and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. ¹³  You do not court anyone’s favor because you show no partiality. ¹⁴ 

Matthew 24:30

24:30 Then ¹⁵  the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, ¹⁶  and ¹⁷  all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They ¹⁸  will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven ¹⁹  with power and great glory.

[1:20]  ¹ tn Grk “behold, an angel.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[1:20]  ² tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” Linguistically, “angel of the Lord” is the same in both testaments (and thus, he is either “an angel of the Lord” or “the angel of the Lord” in both testaments). For arguments and implications, see ExSyn 252; M. J. Davidson, “Angels,” DJG, 9; W. G. MacDonald argues for “an angel” in both testaments: “Christology and ‘The Angel of the Lord’,” Current Issues in Biblical and Patristic Interpretation, 324-35.

[13:30]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[13:30]  ⁴ tn Grk “but.”

[13:30]  ⁵ tn Grk “burned, but gather.”

[15:32]  ⁵ tc ‡ Although the external evidence is not great (א W Θ 700 pc), the internal evidence for the omission of αὐτοῦ (autou, “his”) after “disciples” is fairly strong. The pronoun may have been added by way of clarification. NA²⁷, however, includes the pronoun, on the basis of the much stronger external evidence.

[19:28]  ⁷ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[19:28]  ⁸ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[19:28]  ⁹ sn The Greek term translated the age when all things are renewed (παλιγγενεσία, palingenesia) is understood as a reference to the Messianic age, the time when all things are renewed and restored (cf. Rev 21:5).

[19:28]  ¹⁰ sn The statement you…will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel looks at the future authority the Twelve will have when Jesus returns. They will share in Israel’s judgment.

[21:19]  ⁹ tn Grk “one fig tree.”

[22:16]  ¹¹ sn The Herodians are mentioned in the NT only once in Matt (22:16 = Mark 12:13) and twice in Mark (3:6; 12:13; some mss also read “Herodians” instead of “Herod” in Mark 8:15). It is generally assumed that as a group the Herodians were Jewish supporters of the Herodian dynasty (or of Herod Antipas in particular). In every instance they are linked with the Pharisees. This probably reflects agreement regarding political objectives (nationalism as opposed to submission to the yoke of Roman oppression) rather than philosophy or religious beliefs.

[22:16]  ¹² sn Teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Very few comments are as deceitful as this one; they did not really believe this at all. The question of the Pharisees and Herodians was specifically designed to trap Jesus.

[22:16]  ¹³ tn Grk “And it is not a concern to you about anyone because you do not see the face of men.”

[24:30]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[24:30]  ¹⁴ tn Or “in the sky”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context.

[24:30]  ¹⁵ tn Here τότε (tote, “then”) has not been translated to avoid redundancy in English.

[24:30]  ¹⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[24:30]  ¹⁷ sn An allusion to Dan 7:13. Here is Jesus returning with full authority to judge.