Matthew 5:20

5:20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness goes beyond that of the experts in the law ¹  and the Pharisees, ²  you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 7:21

Judgment of Pretenders

7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ ³  will enter into the kingdom of heaven – only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.

Matthew 8:8

8:8 But the centurion replied, ⁴  “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. Instead, just say the word and my servant will be healed.

Matthew 12:4

12:4 how he entered the house of God and they ate ⁵  the sacred bread, ⁶  which was against the law ⁷  for him or his companions to eat, but only for the priests? ⁸ 

Matthew 12:29

12:29 How ⁹  else can someone enter a strong man’s ¹⁰  house and steal his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can thoroughly plunder the house. ¹¹ 

Matthew 18:9

18:9 And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye than to have ¹²  two eyes and be thrown into fiery hell. ¹³ 

Matthew 19:17

19:17 He said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

Matthew 21:12

Cleansing the Temple

21:12 Then ¹⁴  Jesus entered the temple area ¹⁵  and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the temple courts, ¹⁶  and turned over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves.

Matthew 24:38

24:38 For in those days before the flood, people ¹⁷  were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark.

Matthew 25:21

25:21 His master answered, ¹⁸  ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful in a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’

Matthew 25:23

25:23 His master answered, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful with a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’

[5:20]  ¹ tn Or “that of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[5:20]  ² sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[7:21]  ³ sn The double use of the vocative is normally used in situations of high emotion or emphasis. Even an emphatic confession without action means little.

[8:8]  ⁵ tn Grk “But answering, the centurion replied.” The participle ἀποκριθείς (apokriqeis) is redundant and has not been translated.

[12:4]  ⁷ tc The Greek verb ἔφαγεν (efagen, “he ate”) is found in a majority of witnesses (Ì⁷⁰ C D L W Θ Ë^1,13 33 Ï latt sy co) in place of ἔφαγον (efagon, “they ate”), the wording found in א B pc. ἔφαγεν is most likely motivated by the parallels in Mark and Luke (both of which have the singular).

[12:4]  ⁸ tn Grk “the bread of presentation.”

[12:4]  ⁹ sn Jesus’ response to the charge that what his disciples were doing was against the law is one of analogy: “If David did it for his troops in a time of need, then so can I with my disciples.” Jesus is clear that on the surface there was a violation here. What is not as clear is whether he is arguing a “greater need” makes this permissible or that this was within the intention of the law all along.

[12:4]  ¹⁰ sn See 1 Sam 21:1-6.

[12:29]  ⁹ tn Grk “Or how can.”

[12:29]  ¹⁰ sn The strong man here pictures Satan.

[12:29]  ¹¹ sn Some see the imagery here as similar to Eph 4:7-10, although no opponents are explicitly named in that passage. Jesus has the victory over Satan. Jesus’ acts of healing mean that the war is being won and the kingdom is coming.

[18:9]  ¹¹ tn Grk “than having.”

[18:9]  ¹² tn Grk “the Gehenna of fire.”

[21:12]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[21:12]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “the temple.”

[21:12]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “the temple.”

[24:38]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “they,” but in an indefinite sense, “people.”

[25:21]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “His master said to him.”