Matthew 13:13

13:13 For this reason I speak to them in parables: Although they see they do not see, and although they hear they do not hear nor do they understand.

Matthew 15:31

15:31 As a result, the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they praised the God of Israel.

Matthew 13:16

13:16 “But your eyes are blessed ¹  because they see, and your ears because they hear.

Matthew 24:4

24:4 Jesus answered them, ²  “Watch out ³  that no one misleads you.

Matthew 13:14

13:14 And concerning them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:

‘You will listen carefully ⁴  yet will never understand,

you will look closely ⁵  yet will never comprehend.

Matthew 11:4

11:4 Jesus answered them, ⁶  “Go tell John what you hear and see: ⁷ 

Matthew 12:22

Jesus and Beelzebul

12:22 Then they brought to him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute. Jesus ⁸  healed him so that he could speak and see. ⁹ 

Matthew 14:30

14:30 But when he saw the strong wind he became afraid. And starting to sink, he cried out, ¹⁰  “Lord, save me!”

Matthew 5:28

5:28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to desire her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Matthew 6:4

6:4 so that your gift may be in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. ¹¹ 

Matthew 7:3

7:3 Why ¹²  do you see the speck ¹³  in your brother’s eye, but fail to see ¹⁴  the beam of wood ¹⁵  in your own?

Matthew 6:18

6:18 so that it will not be obvious to others when you are fasting, but only to your Father who is in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

Matthew 13:17

13:17 For I tell you the truth, ¹⁶  many prophets and righteous people longed to see ¹⁷  what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

Matthew 18:10

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

18:10 “See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

Matthew 24:2

24:2 And he said to them, ¹⁸  “Do you see all these things? I tell you the truth, ¹⁹  not one stone will be left on another. ²⁰  All will be torn down!” ²¹ 

Matthew 6:6

6:6 But whenever you pray, go into your room, ²²  close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. ²³ 

Matthew 22:16

22:16 They sent to him their disciples along with the Herodians, ²⁴  saying, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful, and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. ²⁵  You do not court anyone’s favor because you show no partiality. ²⁶ 

[13:16]  ¹ sn This beatitude highlights the great honor bestowed on the disciples to share in this salvation.

[24:4]  ¹ tn Grk “answering, Jesus said to them.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation.

[24:4]  ² tn Or “Be on guard.”

[13:14]  ¹ tn Grk “with hearing,” a cognate dative that intensifies the action of the main verb “you will listen” (ExSyn 168-69).

[13:14]  ² tn Grk “look by looking.” The participle is redundant, functioning to intensify the force of the main verb.

[11:4]  ¹ tn Grk “And answering, Jesus said to them.” This construction is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.

[11:4]  ² sn What you hear and see. The following activities all paraphrase various OT descriptions of the time of promised salvation: Isa 35:5-6; 26:19; 29:18-19; 61:1. Jesus is answering not by acknowledging a title, but by pointing to the nature of his works, thus indicating the nature of the time.

[12:22]  ¹ tn Grk “And he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:22]  ² tn Grk “demoniac, and he healed him, so that the mute man spoke and saw.”

[14:30]  ¹ tn Grk “he cried out, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.

[6:4]  ¹ tc L W Θ 0250 Ï it read ἐν τῷ φανερῷ (en tw fanerw, “openly”) at the end of this verse, giving a counterweight to what is done in secret. But this reading is suspect because of the obvious literary balance, because of detouring the point of the passage (the focus of vv. 1-4 is not on two kinds of public rewards but on human vs. divine approbation), and because of superior external testimony that lacks this reading (א B D Z Ë^1,13 33 al).

[7:3]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[7:3]  ² sn The term translated speck refers to a small piece of wood, chaff, or straw; see L&N 3.66.

[7:3]  ³ tn Or “do not notice.”

[7:3]  ⁴ sn The term beam of wood refers to a very big piece of wood, the main beam of a building, in contrast to the speck in the other’s eye (L&N 7.78).

[13:17]  ¹ tn Grk “truly (ἀμήν, amhn) I say to you.”

[13:17]  ² sn This is what past prophets and righteous people had wanted very much to see, yet the fulfillment had come to the disciples. This remark is like 1 Pet 1:10-12 or Heb 1:1-2.

[24:2]  ¹ tn Grk “answering, he said to them.” The participle ἀποκριθείς (ajpokriqei") is redundant in English and has not been translated.

[24:2]  ² tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[24:2]  ³ sn With the statement not one stone will be left on another Jesus predicted the total destruction of the temple, something that did occur in a.d. 70.

[24:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “not one stone will be left here on another which will not be thrown down.”

[6:6]  ¹ sn The term translated room refers to the inner room of a house, normally without any windows opening outside, the most private location possible (BDAG 988 s.v. ταμεῖον 2).

[6:6]  ² tc See the tc note on “will reward you” in 6:4: The problem is the same and the ms support differs only slightly.

[22:16]  ¹ sn The Herodians are mentioned in the NT only once in Matt (22:16 = Mark 12:13) and twice in Mark (3:6; 12:13; some mss also read “Herodians” instead of “Herod” in Mark 8:15). It is generally assumed that as a group the Herodians were Jewish supporters of the Herodian dynasty (or of Herod Antipas in particular). In every instance they are linked with the Pharisees. This probably reflects agreement regarding political objectives (nationalism as opposed to submission to the yoke of Roman oppression) rather than philosophy or religious beliefs.

[22:16]  ² sn Teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Very few comments are as deceitful as this one; they did not really believe this at all. The question of the Pharisees and Herodians was specifically designed to trap Jesus.

[22:16]  ³ tn Grk “And it is not a concern to you about anyone because you do not see the face of men.”