Matthew 2:6

2:6 ‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,

are in no way least among the rulers of Judah,

for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’” ¹ 

Matthew 4:23

Jesus’ Healing Ministry

4:23 Jesus ²  went throughout all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, ³  preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of disease and sickness among the people.

Matthew 21:23

The Authority of Jesus

21:23 Now after Jesus ⁴  entered the temple courts, ⁵  the chief priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said, “By what authority ⁶  are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”

Matthew 26:47

Betrayal and Arrest

26:47 While he was still speaking, Judas, ⁷  one of the twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and elders of the people.

Matthew 27:64

27:64 So give orders to secure the tomb until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal his body ⁸  and say to the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”

[2:6]  ¹ sn A quotation from Mic 5:2.

[4:23]  ² tn Grk “And he.”

[4:23]  ³ sn Synagogues were places for Jewish prayer and worship, with recognized leadership (cf. Luke 8:41). Though the origin of the synagogue is not entirely clear, it seems to have arisen in the postexilic community during the intertestamental period. A town could establish a synagogue if there were at least ten men. In normative Judaism of the NT period, the OT scripture was read and discussed in the synagogue by the men who were present (see the Mishnah, m. Megillah 3-4; m. Berakhot 2).

[21:23]  ³ tn Grk “he.”

[21:23]  ⁴ tn Grk “the temple.”

[21:23]  ⁵ tn On this phrase, see BDAG 844 s.v. ποῖος 2.a.γ.1

[26:47]  ⁴ tn Grk “behold, Judas.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[27:64]  ⁵ tn Grk “him.”