Matthew 2:20

2:20 saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child’s life are dead.”

Matthew 7:21

Judgment of Pretenders

7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ ¹  will enter into the kingdom of heaven – only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.

Matthew 9:18

Restoration and Healing

9:18 As he was saying these things, a ruler came, bowed low before him, and said, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live.”

Matthew 13:31

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

13:31 He gave ²  them another parable: ³  “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed ⁴  that a man took and sowed in his field.

Matthew 16:13

Peter’s Confession

16:13 When ⁵  Jesus came to the area of Caesarea Philippi, ⁶  he asked his disciples, ⁷  “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”

Matthew 17:9

17:9 As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, ⁸  “Do not tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”

Matthew 18:28

18:28 After ⁹  he went out, that same slave found one of his fellow slaves who owed him one hundred silver coins. ¹⁰  So ¹¹  he grabbed him by the throat and started to choke him, ¹²  saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ ¹³ 

Matthew 22:4

22:4 Again he sent other slaves, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Look! The feast I have prepared for you is ready. ¹⁴  My oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.”’

Matthew 25:20

25:20 The ¹⁵  one who had received the five talents came and brought five more, saying, ‘Sir, ¹⁶  you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’

Matthew 26:39

26:39 Going a little farther, he threw himself down with his face to the ground and prayed, ¹⁷  “My Father, if possible, ¹⁸  let this cup ¹⁹  pass from me! Yet not what I will, but what you will.”

Matthew 26:42

26:42 He went away a second time and prayed, ²⁰  “My Father, if this cup ²¹  cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will must be done.”

Matthew 27:11

Jesus and Pilate

27:11 Then ²²  Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, ²³  “Are you the king ²⁴  of the Jews?” Jesus ²⁵  said, “You say so.” ²⁶ 

Matthew 27:24

Jesus is Condemned and Mocked

27:24 When ²⁷  Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but that instead a riot was starting, he took some water, washed his hands before the crowd and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. You take care of it yourselves!” ²⁸ 

Matthew 27:46

27:46 At ²⁹  about three o’clock Jesus shouted with a loud voice, ³⁰  “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ³¹ 

[7:21]  ¹ sn The double use of the vocative is normally used in situations of high emotion or emphasis. Even an emphatic confession without action means little.

[13:31]  ¹ tn Grk “put before.”

[13:31]  ² tn Grk “He set before them another parable, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.

[13:31]  ³ sn The mustard seed was noted for its tiny size.

[16:13]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[16:13]  ² map For location see Map1 C1; Map2 F4.

[16:13]  ³ tn Grk “he asked his disciples, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has been left untranslated.

[17:9]  ¹ tn Grk “Jesus commanded them, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.

[18:28]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[18:28]  ² tn Grk “one hundred denarii.” The denarius was a silver coin worth about a day’s wage for a laborer; this would be about three month’s pay.

[18:28]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so.” A new sentence was started at this point in the translation in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences.

[18:28]  ⁴ tn Grk “and he grabbed him and started choking him.”

[18:28]  ⁵ tn The word “me” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[22:4]  ¹ tn Grk “Behold, I have prepared my dinner.” In some contexts, however, to translate ἄριστον (ariston) as “dinner” somewhat misses the point. L&N 23.22 here suggests, “See now, the feast I have prepared (for you is ready).”

[25:20]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[25:20]  ² tn Grk Or “Lord; or “Master” (and so throughout this paragraph).

[26:39]  ¹ tn Grk “ground, praying and saying.” Here the participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[26:39]  ² tn Grk “if it is possible.”

[26:39]  ³ sn This cup alludes to the wrath of God that Jesus would experience (in the form of suffering and death) for us. See Ps 11:6; 75:8-9; Isa 51:17, 19, 22 for this figure.

[26:42]  ¹ tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant here in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[26:42]  ² tn Grk “this”; the referent (the cup) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[27:11]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[27:11]  ² tn Grk “asked him, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[27:11]  ³ sn “Are you the king of the Jews?” Pilate was interested in this charge because of its political implications of sedition against Rome.

[27:11]  ⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[27:11]  ⁵ sn The reply “You say so” is somewhat enigmatic, like Jesus’ earlier reply to the Jewish leadership in 26:64.

[27:24]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[27:24]  ² sn You take care of it yourselves! Compare the response of the chief priests and elders to Judas in 27:4. The expression is identical except that in 27:4 it is singular and here it is plural.

[27:46]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[27:46]  ² tn Grk “with a loud voice, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant here in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[27:46]  ³ sn A quotation from Ps 22:1.