Matthew 5:11

5:11 “Blessed are you when people ¹  insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely ²  on account of me.

Matthew 13:48

13:48 When it was full, they pulled it ashore, sat down, and put the good fish into containers and threw the bad away.

Matthew 14:3

14:3 For Herod had arrested John, bound him, ³  and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,

Matthew 14:23

14:23 And after he sent the crowds away, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.

Matthew 23:5

23:5 They ⁴  do all their deeds to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries ⁵  wide and their tassels ⁶  long.

Matthew 25:27

25:27 Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, ⁷  and on my return I would have received my money back with interest! ⁸ 

Matthew 28:1

The Resurrection

28:1 Now after the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

Matthew 28:11

The Guards’ Report

28:11 While ⁹  they were going, some ¹⁰  of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened.

[5:11]  ¹ tn Grk “when they insult you.” The third person pronoun (here implied in the verb ὀνειδίσωσιν [ojneidiswsin]) has no specific referent, but refers to people in general.

[5:11]  ² tc Although ψευδόμενοι (yeudomenoi, “bearing witness falsely”) could be a motivated reading, clarifying that the disciples are unjustly persecuted, its lack in only D it sy^s Tert does not help its case. Since the Western text is known for numerous free alterations, without corroborative evidence the shorter reading must be judged as secondary.

[14:3]  ³ tc ‡ Most witnesses (א² C D L W Z Θ 0106 Ë^1,13 33 Ï lat) read αὐτόν (auton, “him”) here as a way of clarifying the direct object; various important witnesses lack the word, however (א* B 700 pc ff¹ h q). The original wording most likely lacked it, but it has been included here due to English style. NA²⁷ includes the word in brackets, indicating reservations about its authenticity.

[23:5]  ⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[23:5]  ⁶ sn Phylacteries were small leather cases containing OT scripture verses, worn on the arm and forehead by Jews, especially when praying. The custom was derived from such OT passages as Exod 13:9; 16; Deut 6:8; 11:18.

[23:5]  ⁷ tn The term κράσπεδον (kraspedon) in some contexts could refer to the outer fringe of the garment (possibly in Mark 6:56). This edge could have been plain or decorated. L&N 6.180 states, “In Mt 23:5 κράσπεδον denotes the tassels worn at the four corners of the outer garment (see 6.194).”

[25:27]  ⁷ tn For the translation “deposited my money with the bankers,” see L&N 57.216.

[25:27]  ⁸ sn That is, “If you really feared me you should have done a minimum to get what I asked for.”

[28:11]  ⁹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[28:11]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “behold, some of the guard.” 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).