Matthew 18:33

18:33 Should you not have shown mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed it to you?’

Matthew 25:27

25:27 Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, ¹  and on my return I would have received my money back with interest! ² 

Matthew 23:23

23:23 “Woe to you, experts in the law ³  and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You give a tenth ⁴  of mint, dill, and cumin, ⁵  yet you neglect what is more important in the law – justice, mercy, and faithfulness! You ⁶  should have done these things without neglecting the others.

[25:27]  ¹ tn For the translation “deposited my money with the bankers,” see L&N 57.216.

[25:27]  ² sn That is, “If you really feared me you should have done a minimum to get what I asked for.”

[23:23]  ¹ tn Or “scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[23:23]  ² tn Or “you tithe mint.”

[23:23]  ³ sn Cumin (alternately spelled cummin) was an aromatic herb native to the Mediterranean region. Its seeds were used for seasoning.

[23:23]  ⁴ tc ‡ Many witnesses (B C K L W Δ 0102 33 565 892 pm) have δέ (de, “but”) after ταῦτα (tauta, “these things”), while many others lack it (א D Γ Θ Ë^1,13 579 700 1241 1424 pm). Since asyndeton was relatively rare in Koine Greek, the conjunction may be an intentional alteration, and is thus omitted from the present translation. NA²⁷ includes the word in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.