Matthew 4:10

4:10 Then Jesus said to him, “Go away, ¹  Satan! For it is written: ‘You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’” ² 

Matthew 10:14

10:14 And if anyone will not welcome you or listen to your message, shake the dust off ³  your feet as you leave that house or that town.

Matthew 12:44

12:44 Then it says, ‘I will return to the home I left.’ ⁴  When it returns, ⁵  it finds the house ⁶  empty, swept clean, and put in order. ⁷ 

Matthew 18:13

18:13 And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, ⁸  he will rejoice more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

Matthew 20:18

20:18 “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the experts in the law. ⁹  They will condemn him to death,

[4:10]  ¹ tc The majority of later witnesses (C² D L Z 33 Ï) have “behind me” (ὀπίσω μου; opisw mou) after “Go away.” But since this is the wording in Matt 16:23, where the text is certain, scribes most likely added the words here to conform to the later passage. Further, the shorter reading has superior support (א B C*^vid K P W Δ 0233 Ë^1,13 565 579* 700 al). Thus, both externally and internally, the shorter reading is strongly preferred.

[4:10]  ² sn A quotation from Deut 6:13. The word “only” is an interpretive expansion not found in either the Hebrew or Greek (LXX) text of the OT.

[10:14]  ³ sn To shake the dust off represented shaking off the uncleanness from one’s feet; see Luke 10:11; Acts 13:51; 18:6. It was a sign of rejection.

[12:44]  ⁵ tn Grk “I will return to my house from which I came.”

[12:44]  ⁶ tn Grk “comes.”

[12:44]  ⁷ tn The words “the house” are not in Greek but are implied.

[12:44]  ⁸ sn The image of the house empty, swept clean, and put in order refers to the life of the person from whom the demon departed. The key to the example appears to be that no one else has been invited in to dwell. If an exorcism occurs and there is no response to God, then the way is free for the demon to return. Some see the reference to exorcism as more symbolic; thus the story’s only point is about responding to Jesus. This is possible and certainly is an application of the passage.

[18:13]  ⁷ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[20:18]  ⁹ tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.