Matthew 10:29

10:29 Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny? ¹  Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. ² 

Matthew 17:1

The Transfiguration

17:1 Six days later ³  Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, ⁴  and led them privately up a high mountain.

Matthew 23:25

23:25 “Woe to you, experts in the law ⁵  and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

Matthew 25:41

25:41 “Then he will say ⁶  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 27:48

27:48 Immediately ⁷  one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, ⁸  put it on a stick, ⁹  and gave it to him to drink.

Matthew 28:2

28:2 Suddenly there was a severe earthquake, for an angel of the Lord ¹⁰  descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat on it.

[10:29]  ¹ sn The penny refers to an assarion, a small Roman copper coin. One of them was worth one-sixteenth of a denarius or less than a half hour’s average wage. Sparrows were the cheapest items sold in the market. God knows about even the most financially insignificant things; see Isa 49:15.

[10:29]  ² tn Or “to the ground without the knowledge and consent of your Father.”

[17:1]  ³ tn Grk “And after six days.”

[17:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “John his brother” with “his” referring to James.

[23:25]  ⁵ tn Or “scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[25:41]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[27:48]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[27:48]  ¹⁰ sn Sour wine refers to cheap wine that was called in Latin posca, a cheap vinegar wine diluted heavily with water. It was the drink of slaves and soldiers, and was probably there for the soldiers who had performed the crucifixion.

[27:48]  ¹¹ tn Grk “a reed.”

[28:2]  ¹¹ tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 1:20.