Matthew 5:18

5:18 I ¹  tell you the truth, ²  until heaven and earth pass away not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter ³  will pass from the law until everything takes place.

Matthew 11:23

11:23 And you, Capernaum, ⁴  will you be exalted to heaven? ⁵  No, you will be thrown down to Hades! ⁶  For if the miracles done among you had been done in Sodom, it would have continued to this day.

Matthew 17:17

17:17 Jesus answered, ⁷  “You ⁸  unbelieving ⁹  and perverse generation! How much longer ¹⁰  must I be with you? How much longer must I endure ¹¹  you? ¹²  Bring him here to me.”

[5:18]  ¹ tn Grk “For I tell.” Here an explanatory γάρ (gar) has not been translated.

[5:18]  ² tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[5:18]  ³ tn Grk “Not one iota or one serif.”

[11:23]  ⁴ sn Capernaum was a town on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, 680 ft (204 m) below sea level. It was a major trade and economic center in the North Galilean region.

[11:23]  ⁵ tn The interrogative particle introducing this question expects a negative reply.

[11:23]  ⁶ sn In the OT, Hades was known as Sheol. It is the place where the unrighteous will reside (Luke 10:15; 16:23; Rev 20:13-14).

[17:17]  ⁷ tn Grk “And answering, Jesus said.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation.

[17:17]  ⁸ tn Grk “O.” The marker of direct address, ὦ (w), is functionally equivalent to a vocative and is represented in the translation by “you.”

[17:17]  ⁹ tn Or “faithless.”

[17:17]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “how long.”

[17:17]  ¹¹ tn Or “put up with.” See Num 11:12; Isa 46:4.

[17:17]  ¹² sn The pronouns you…you are plural, indicating that Jesus is speaking to a group rather than an individual.