Matthew 18:17

18:17 If ¹  he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If ²  he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like ³  a Gentile ⁴  or a tax collector. ⁵ 

Matthew 20:28

20:28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom ⁶  for many.”

Matthew 24:27

24:27 For just like the lightning ⁷  comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

Matthew 25:32

25:32 All ⁸  the nations will be assembled before him, and he will separate people one from another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

[18:17]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[18:17]  ² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[18:17]  ³ tn Grk “let him be to you as.”

[18:17]  ⁴ tn Or “a pagan.”

[18:17]  ⁵ sn To treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector means not to associate with such a person. See the note on tax collectors in 5:46.

[20:28]  ⁶ sn The Greek word for ransom (λύτρον, lutron) is found here and in Mark 10:45 and refers to the payment of a price in order to purchase the freedom of a slave. The idea of Jesus as the “ransom” is that he paid the price with his own life by standing in our place as a substitute, enduring the judgment that we deserved for sin.

[24:27]  ¹¹ sn The Son of Man’s coming in power will be sudden and obvious like lightning. No one will need to point it out.

[25:32]  ¹⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.