Matthew 4:6

4:6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you’ ¹  and ‘with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’” ² 

Matthew 8:20

8:20 Jesus said to him, “Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky ³  have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” ⁴ 

Matthew 9:6

9:6 But so that you may know ⁵  that the Son of Man ⁶  has authority on earth to forgive sins” – then he said to the paralytic ⁷  – “Stand up, take your stretcher, and go home.” ⁸ 

Matthew 10:23

10:23 Whenever ⁹  they persecute you in one place, ¹⁰  flee to another. I tell you the truth, ¹¹  you will not finish going through all the towns ¹²  of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

Matthew 11:19

11:19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him, ¹³  a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors ¹⁴  and sinners!’ ¹⁵  But wisdom is vindicated ¹⁶  by her deeds.” ¹⁷ 

Matthew 12:40

12:40 For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish ¹⁸  for three days and three nights, ¹⁹  so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.

Matthew 13:55

13:55 Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother named Mary? ²⁰  And aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

Matthew 15:22

15:22 A ²¹  Canaanite woman from that area came ²²  and cried out, ²³  “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is horribly demon-possessed!”

Matthew 16:27

16:27 For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done. ²⁴ 

Matthew 17:5

17:5 While he was still speaking, a ²⁵  bright cloud ²⁶  overshadowed ²⁷  them, and a voice from the cloud said, ²⁸  “This is my one dear Son, ²⁹  in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!” ³⁰ 

Matthew 17:9

17:9 As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, ³¹  “Do not tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”

Matthew 17:12

17:12 And I tell you that Elijah has already come. Yet they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted. In ³²  the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”

Matthew 26:45

26:45 Then he came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is approaching, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Matthew 26:63

26:63 But Jesus was silent. The ³³  high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, ³⁴  the Son of God.”

Matthew 27:40

27:40 and saying, “You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! ³⁵  If you are God’s Son, come down ³⁶  from the cross!”

Matthew 27:54

27:54 Now when the centurion ³⁷  and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were extremely terrified and said, “Truly this one was God’s Son!”

[4:6]  ¹ sn A quotation from Ps 91:11. This was not so much an incorrect citation as a use in a wrong context (a misapplication of the passage).

[4:6]  ² sn A quotation from Ps 91:12.

[8:20]  ³ tn Grk “the birds of the sky” or “the birds of the heaven”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated either “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context. The idiomatic expression “birds of the sky” refers to wild birds as opposed to domesticated fowl (cf. BDAG 809 s.v. πετεινόν).

[8:20]  ⁴ sn Jesus’ reply is simply this: Does the man understand the rejection he will be facing? Jesus has no home in the world (the Son of Man has no place to lay his head).

[9:6]  ⁵ sn Now Jesus put the two actions together. The walking of the man would be proof (so that you may know) that his sins were forgiven and that God had worked through Jesus (i.e., the Son of Man).

[9:6]  ⁶ sn The term Son of Man, which is a title in Greek, comes from a pictorial description in Dan 7:13 of one “like a son of man” (i.e., a human being). It is Jesus’ favorite way to refer to himself. Jesus did not reveal the background of the term here, which mixes human and divine imagery as the man in Daniel rides a cloud, something only God does. He just used it. It also could be an idiom in Aramaic meaning either “some person” or “me.” So there is a little ambiguity in its use here, since its origin is not clear at this point. However, the action makes it clear that Jesus used it to refer to himself here.

[9:6]  ⁷ sn Jesus did not finish his sentence with words but with action, that is, healing the paralytic with an accompanying pronouncement to him directly.

[9:6]  ⁸ tn Grk “to your house.”

[10:23]  ⁷ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[10:23]  ⁸ tn The Greek word here is πόλις (polis), which can mean either “town” or “city.”

[10:23]  ⁹ tn Grk “For truly (ἀμήν, amhn) I say to you.” Here γάρ (gar, “for”) has not been translated.

[10:23]  ¹⁰ tn The Greek word here is πόλις (polis), which can mean either “town” or “city.” “Town” was chosen here to emphasize the extensive nature of the disciples’ ministry. The same word is translated earlier in the verse as “place.”

[11:19]  ⁹ tn Grk “Behold a man.”

[11:19]  ¹⁰ sn See the note on tax collectors in 5:46.

[11:19]  ¹¹ sn Neither were they happy with Jesus (the Son of Man), even though he was the opposite of John and associated freely with people like tax collectors and sinners. Either way, God’s messengers were subject to complaint.

[11:19]  ¹² tn Or “shown to be right.”

[11:19]  ¹³ tc Most witnesses (B² C D L Θ Ë¹ 33 Ï lat) have “children” (τέκνων, teknwn) here instead of “deeds” (ἔργων, ergwn), but since “children” is the reading of the parallel in Luke 7:35, scribes would be motivated to convert the less colorful “deeds” into more animate offspring of wisdom. Further, ἔργων enjoys support from א B* W (˹³) as well as early versional and patristic support.

[12:40]  ¹¹ tn Grk “large sea creature.”

[12:40]  ¹² sn A quotation from Jonah 1:17.

[13:55]  ¹³ sn The reference to Jesus as the carpenter’s son is probably derogatory, indicating that they knew Jesus only as a common laborer like themselves. The reference to his mother…Mary (even though Jesus’ father was probably dead by this point) appears to be somewhat derogatory, for a man was not regarded as his mother’s son in Jewish usage unless an insult was intended (cf. Judg 11:1-2; John 4:41; 8:41; 9:29).

[15:22]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “And behold a Canaanite.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[15:22]  ¹⁶ tn Grk The participle ἐξελθοῦσα (exelqousa) is here translated as a finite verb. The emphasis is upon her crying out to Jesus.

[15:22]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “cried out, saying.” The participle λέγουσα (legousa) is redundant here in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[16:27]  ¹⁷ sn An allusion to Pss 28:4; 62:12; cf. Prov 24:12.

[17:5]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “behold, a.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated here or in the following clause because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[17:5]  ²⁰ sn This cloud is the cloud of God’s presence and the voice is his as well.

[17:5]  ²¹ tn Or “surrounded.”

[17:5]  ²² tn Grk “behold, a voice from the cloud, saying.” This is an incomplete sentence in Greek which portrays intensity and emotion. The participle λέγουσα (legousa) was translated as a finite verb in keeping with English style.

[17:5]  ²³ tn Grk “my beloved Son,” or “my Son, the beloved [one].” The force of ἀγαπητός (agaphtos) is often “pertaining to one who is the only one of his or her class, but at the same time is particularly loved and cherished” (L&N 58.53; cf. also BDAG 7 s.v. 1).

[17:5]  ²⁴ sn The expression listen to him comes from Deut 18:15 and makes two points: 1) Jesus is a prophet like Moses, a leader-prophet, and 2) they have much yet to learn from him.

[17:9]  ²¹ tn Grk “Jesus commanded them, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.

[17:12]  ²³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[26:63]  ²⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[26:63]  ²⁶ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[27:40]  ²⁷ sn There is rich irony in the statements of those who were passing by, “save yourself!” and “come down from the cross!” In summary, they wanted Jesus to come down from the cross and save his physical life, but it was indeed his staying on the cross and giving his physical life that led to the fact that they could experience a resurrection from death to life.

[27:40]  ²⁸ tc ‡ Many important witnesses (א* A D pc it sy^[s],p) read καί (kai, here with the force of “then”) before κατάβηθι (katabhqi, “come down”). The shorter reading may well be due to homoioarcton, but judging by the diverse external evidence (א² B L W Θ 0250 Ë^1,13 33 Ï lat) it is equally possible that the shorter reading is original (and is so considered for this translation). NA²⁷ puts the καί in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

[27:54]  ²⁹ sn See the note on the word centurion in Matt 8:5.