Matthew 3:1

The Ministry of John the Baptist

3:1 In those days John the Baptist came into the wilderness ¹  of Judea proclaiming,

Matthew 6:34

6:34 So then, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own. ² 

Matthew 10:15

10:15 I tell you the truth, ³  it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom and Gomorrah ⁴  on the day of judgment than for that town!

Matthew 13:1

The Parable of the Sower

13:1 On that day after Jesus went out of the house, he sat by the lake.

Matthew 20:2

20:2 And after agreeing with the workers for the standard wage, ⁵  he sent them into his vineyard.

Matthew 22:23

Marriage and the Resurrection

22:23 The same day Sadducees ⁶  (who say there is no resurrection) ⁷  came to him and asked him, ⁸ 

Matthew 22:46

22:46 No one ⁹  was able to answer him a word, and from that day on no one dared to question him any longer.

Matthew 24:37

24:37 For just like the days of Noah ¹⁰  were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

Matthew 27:63

27:63 and said, “Sir, we remember that while that deceiver was still alive he said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’

[3:1]  ¹ tn Or “desert.”

[6:34]  ² tn Grk “Sufficient for the day is its evil.”

[10:15]  ³ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[10:15]  ⁴ sn The allusion to Sodom and Gomorrah, the most wicked of OT cities from Gen 19:1-29, shows that to reject the current message is even more serious than the worst sins of the old era and will result in more severe punishment.

[20:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “agreeing with the workers for a denarius a day.”

[22:23]  ⁵ sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.

[22:23]  ⁶ sn This remark is best regarded as a parenthetical note by the author.

[22:23]  ⁷ tn Grk “and asked him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[22:46]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[24:37]  ⁷ sn Like the days of Noah, the time of the flood in Gen 6:5-8:22, the judgment will come as a surprise as people live their day to day lives.