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Matthew 26:64

Context
26:64 Jesus said to him, “You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand 1  of the Power 2  and coming on the clouds of heaven.” 3 

Matthew 24:30

Context
24:30 Then 4  the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, 5  and 6  all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They 7  will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven 8  with power and great glory.
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[26:64]  1 sn An allusion to Ps 110:1. This is a claim that Jesus shares authority with God in heaven. Those present may have thought they were his judges, but, in fact, the reverse was true.

[26:64]  2 sn The expression the right hand of the Power is a circumlocution for referring to God. Such indirect references to God were common in 1st century Judaism out of reverence for the divine name.

[26:64]  3 sn An allusion to Dan 7:13 (see also Matt 24:30).

[24:30]  4 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[24:30]  5 tn Or “in the sky”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context.

[24:30]  6 tn Here τότε (tote, “then”) has not been translated to avoid redundancy in English.

[24:30]  7 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[24:30]  8 sn An allusion to Dan 7:13. Here is Jesus returning with full authority to judge.



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