Matthew 20:16

20:16 So the last will be first, and the first last.”

Matthew 23:2

23:2 “The ¹  experts in the law ²  and the Pharisees ³  sit on Moses’ seat.

Matthew 27:44

27:44 The ⁴  robbers who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him. ⁵ 

[23:2]  ¹ tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

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

[23:2]  ³ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[27:44]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[27:44]  ² sn Matthew’s wording suggests that both of the criminals spoke abusively to him. If so, one of them quickly changed his attitude toward Jesus (see Luke 23:40-43).