Matthew 10:25

10:25 It is enough for the disciple to become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house ‘Beelzebul,’ how much more will they defame the members of his household!

Matthew 10:42

10:42 And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, I tell you the truth, ¹  he will never lose his reward.”

Matthew 12:1

Lord of the Sabbath

12:1 At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on a Sabbath. His ²  disciples were hungry, and they began to pick heads of wheat ³  and eat them.

Matthew 13:36

Explanation for the Disciples

13:36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”

Matthew 14:15

14:15 When evening arrived, his disciples came to him saying, “This is an isolated place ⁴  and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”

Matthew 16:13

Peter’s Confession

16:13 When ⁵  Jesus came to the area of Caesarea Philippi, ⁶  he asked his disciples, ⁷  “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”

Matthew 16:21

First Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection

16:21 From that time on ⁸  Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem ⁹  and suffer ¹⁰  many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, ¹¹  and be killed, and on the third day be raised.

Matthew 16:24

16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wants to become my follower, ¹²  he must deny ¹³  himself, take up his cross, ¹⁴  and follow me.

Matthew 24:3

Signs of the End of the Age

24:3 As ¹⁵  he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will these things ¹⁶  happen? And what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”

Matthew 26:18

26:18 He ¹⁷  said, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is near. I will observe the Passover with my disciples at your house.”’”

Matthew 26:26

The Lord’s Supper

26:26 While ¹⁸  they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat, this is my body.”

Matthew 26:45

26:45 Then he came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is approaching, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Matthew 27:64

27:64 So give orders to secure the tomb until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal his body ¹⁹  and say to the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”

Matthew 28:7

28:7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead. He ²⁰  is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there.’ Listen, I have told you!”

[10:42]  ¹ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[12:1]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[12:1]  ² tn Or “heads of grain.” While the generic term στάχυς (stacus) can refer to the cluster of seeds at the top of grain such as barley or wheat, in the NT the term is restricted to wheat (L&N 3.40; BDAG 941 s.v. 1).

[14:15]  ¹ tn Or “a desert” (meaning a deserted or desolate area with sparse vegetation).

[16:13]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[16:13]  ² map For location see Map1 C1; Map2 F4.

[16:13]  ³ tn Grk “he asked his disciples, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has been left untranslated.

[16:21]  ¹ tn Grk “From then.”

[16:21]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[16:21]  ³ sn The necessity that the Son of Man suffer is the particular point that needed emphasis since for many 1st century Jews the Messiah was a glorious and powerful figure, not a suffering one.

[16:21]  ⁴ tn Or “and scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[16:24]  ¹ tn Grk “to come after me.”

[16:24]  ² tn This translation better expresses the force of the Greek third person imperative than the traditional “let him deny,” which could be understood as merely permissive.

[16:24]  ³ sn To bear the cross means to accept the rejection of the world for turning to Jesus and following him. Discipleship involves a death that is like a crucifixion; see Gal 6:14.

[24:3]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[24:3]  ² sn Because the phrase these things is plural, more than the temple’s destruction is in view. The question may presuppose that such a catastrophe signals the end.

[26:18]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[26:26]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[27:64]  ¹ tn Grk “him.”

[28:7]  ¹ tn Grk “And behold he.” 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).