Matthew 17:5

17:5 While he was still speaking, a ¹  bright cloud ²  overshadowed ³  them, and a voice from the cloud said, ⁴  “This is my one dear Son, ⁵  in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!” ⁶ 

Matthew 26:64

26:64 Jesus said to him, “You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand ⁷  of the Power ⁸  and coming on the clouds of heaven.” ⁹ 

Matthew 24:30

24:30 Then ¹⁰  the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, ¹¹  and ¹²  all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They ¹³  will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven ¹⁴  with power and great glory.

[17:5]  ¹ tn Grk “behold, a.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated here or in the following clause because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[17:5]  ² sn This cloud is the cloud of God’s presence and the voice is his as well.

[17:5]  ³ tn Or “surrounded.”

[17:5]  ⁴ tn Grk “behold, a voice from the cloud, saying.” This is an incomplete sentence in Greek which portrays intensity and emotion. The participle λέγουσα (legousa) was translated as a finite verb in keeping with English style.

[17:5]  ⁵ tn Grk “my beloved Son,” or “my Son, the beloved [one].” The force of ἀγαπητός (agaphtos) is often “pertaining to one who is the only one of his or her class, but at the same time is particularly loved and cherished” (L&N 58.53; cf. also BDAG 7 s.v. 1).

[17:5]  ⁶ sn The expression listen to him comes from Deut 18:15 and makes two points: 1) Jesus is a prophet like Moses, a leader-prophet, and 2) they have much yet to learn from him.

[26:64]  ⁷ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1. This is a claim that Jesus shares authority with God in heaven. Those present may have thought they were his judges, but, in fact, the reverse was true.

[26:64]  ⁸ sn The expression the right hand of the Power is a circumlocution for referring to God. Such indirect references to God were common in 1st century Judaism out of reverence for the divine name.

[26:64]  ⁹ sn An allusion to Dan 7:13 (see also Matt 24:30).

[24:30]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[24:30]  ¹⁴ tn Or “in the sky”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context.

[24:30]  ¹⁵ tn Here τότε (tote, “then”) has not been translated to avoid redundancy in English.

[24:30]  ¹⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[24:30]  ¹⁷ sn An allusion to Dan 7:13. Here is Jesus returning with full authority to judge.