Matthew 21:35

21:35 But the tenants seized his slaves, beat one, ¹  killed another, and stoned another.

Matthew 23:9

23:9 And call no one your ‘father’ on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.

Matthew 25:18

25:18 But the one who had received one talent went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money in it.

Matthew 26:22

26:22 They ²  became greatly distressed ³  and each one began to say to him, “Surely not I, Lord?”

[21:35]  ¹ sn The image of the tenants mistreating the owner’s slaves pictures the nation’s rejection of the prophets and their message.

[26:22]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[26:22]  ³ tn The participle λυπούμενοι (lupoumenoi) has been translated as a finite verb to make the sequence of events clear in English.