Matthew 11:5

11:5 The blind see, the ¹  lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news proclaimed to them.

Matthew 11:25

Jesus’ Invitation

11:25 At that time Jesus said, ²  “I praise ³  you, Father, Lord ⁴  of heaven and earth, because ⁵  you have hidden these things from the wise ⁶  and intelligent, and revealed them to little children.

Matthew 18:6

18:6 “But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, ⁷  it would be better for him to have a huge millstone ⁸  hung around his neck and to be drowned in the open sea. ⁹ 

[11:5]  ¹ tn Grk “and the,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more. Two other conjunctions are omitted in this series.

[11:25]  ² 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 tn Or “thank.”

[11:25]  ⁴ 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 tn Or “that.”

[11:25]  ⁶ sn See 1 Cor 1:26-31.

[18:6]  ³ tn The Greek term σκανδαλίζω (skandalizw), translated here “causes to sin” can also be translated “offends” or “causes to stumble.”

[18:6]  ⁴ tn Grk “the millstone of a donkey.” This refers to a large flat stone turned by a donkey in the process of grinding grain (BDAG 661 s.v. μύλος 2; L&N 7.68-69). The same term is used in the parallel account in Mark 9:42.

[18:6]  ⁵ tn The term translated “open” here (πελάγει, pelagei) refers to the open sea as opposed to a stretch of water near a coastline (BDAG 794 s.v. πέλαγος). A similar English expression would be “the high seas.”