Discovery BoxMatthew 11:25
Context11:25 At that time Jesus said, 1 “I praise 2 you, Father, Lord 3 of heaven and earth, because 4 you have hidden these things from the wise 5 and intelligent, and revealed them to little children.
Matthew 12:1
Context12:1 At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on a Sabbath. His 6 disciples were hungry, and they began to pick heads of wheat 7 and eat them.
Matthew 16:3
Context16:3 and in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, because the sky is red and darkening.’ 8 You know how to judge correctly the appearance of the sky, 9 but you cannot evaluate the signs of the times.
Matthew 24:45
Context24:45 “Who then is the faithful and wise slave, 10 whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves 11 their food at the proper time?
Matthew 26:18
Context26:18 He 12 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.”’”
[11:25] 1 tn Grk “At that time, answering, Jesus said.” This construction is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.
[11:25] 3 sn The title Lord is an important name for God, showing his sovereignty, but it is interesting that it comes next to a reference to the Father, a term indicative of God’s care. The two concepts are often related in the NT; see Eph 1:3-6.
[11:25] 5 sn See 1 Cor 1:26-31.
[12:1] 6 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
[12:1] 7 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).
[16:3] 11 tn Or “red and gloomy” (L&N 14.56).
[16:3] 12 tn Grk “The face of the sky you know how to discern.”
[24:45] 16 tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.
