Matthew 12:24

12:24 But when the Pharisees ¹  heard this they said, “He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, ²  the ruler ³  of demons!”

Matthew 14:13

The Feeding of the Five Thousand

14:13 Now when Jesus heard this he went away from there privately in a boat to an isolated place. But when the crowd heard about it, ⁴  they followed him on foot from the towns. ⁵ 

Matthew 20:30

20:30 Two ⁶  blind men were sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, ⁷  “Have mercy ⁸  on us, Lord, Son of David!” ⁹ 

[12:24]  ¹ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[12:24]  ² tn Grk “except by Beelzebul.”

[12:24]  ³ tn Or “prince.”

[14:13]  ⁴ tn The word “it” is not in the Greek text but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[14:13]  ⁵ tn Or “cities.”

[20:30]  ⁷ tn Grk “And behold.” 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).

[20:30]  ⁸ tn Grk “shouted, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant here in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[20:30]  ⁹ sn Have mercy on us is a request for healing. It is not owed to the men. They simply ask for God’s kind grace.

[20:30]  ¹⁰ sn There was a tradition in Judaism that the Son of David (Solomon) had great powers of healing (Josephus, Ant. 8.2.5 [8.42-49]).