Matthew 18:32

18:32 Then his lord called the first slave ¹  and said to him, ‘Evil slave! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me!

Matthew 19:4

19:4 He answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator made them male and female, ² 

Matthew 19:8

19:8 Jesus ³  said to them, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hard hearts, ⁴  but from the beginning it was not this way.

[18:32]  ¹ tn Grk “him”; the referent (the first slave mentioned in v. 24) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:4]  ² sn A quotation from Gen 1:27; 5:2.

[19:8]  ³ tc A few important mss (א Φ pc) have the name “Jesus” here, but it is probably not original. Nevertheless, this translation routinely specifies the referents of pronouns to improve clarity, so that has been done here.

[19:8]  ⁴ tn Grk “heart” (a collective singular).