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 9:14

The Superiority of the New

9:14 Then John’s ⁴  disciples came to Jesus ⁵  and asked, “Why do we and the Pharisees ⁶  fast often, ⁷  but your disciples don’t fast?”

Matthew 9:36

9:36 When ⁸  he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were bewildered and helpless, ⁹  like sheep without a shepherd.

Matthew 10:21

10:21 “Brother ¹⁰  will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against ¹¹  parents and have them put to death.

Matthew 17:1

The Transfiguration

17:1 Six days later ¹²  Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, ¹³  and led them privately up a high mountain.

Matthew 18:3

18:3 and said, “I tell you the truth, ¹⁴  unless you turn around and become like little children, ¹⁵  you will never ¹⁶  enter the kingdom of heaven!

Matthew 18:16

18:16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established. ¹⁷ 

Matthew 18:21

18:21 Then Peter came to him and said, “Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother ¹⁸  who sins against me? As many as seven times?”

Matthew 19:5

19:5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? ¹⁹ 

Matthew 19:23

19:23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, ²⁰  it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven!

Matthew 25:14

The Parable of the Talents

25:14 “For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves ²¹  and entrusted his property to them.

Matthew 25:41

25:41 “Then he will say ²²  to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!

Matthew 26:42

26:42 He went away a second time and prayed, ²³  “My Father, if this cup ²⁴  cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will must be done.”

[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.

[9:14]  ⁵ sn John refers to John the Baptist.

[9:14]  ⁶ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[9:14]  ⁷ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[9:14]  ⁸ sn John’s disciples and the Pharisees followed typical practices with regard to fasting and prayer. Many Jews fasted regularly (Lev 16:29-34; 23:26-32; Num 29:7-11). The zealous fasted twice a week on Monday and Thursday.

[9:36]  ⁷ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[9:36]  ⁸ tn Or “because they had been bewildered and helpless.” The translational issue is whether the perfect participles are predicate (as in the text) or are pluperfect periphrastic (the alternate translation). If the latter, the implication would seem to be that the crowds had been in such a state until the Great Shepherd arrived.

[10:21]  ⁹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[10:21]  ¹⁰ tn Or “will rebel against.”

[17:1]  ¹¹ tn Grk “And after six days.”

[17:1]  ¹² tn Grk “John his brother” with “his” referring to James.

[18:3]  ¹³ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[18:3]  ¹⁴ sn The point of the comparison become like little children has more to do with a child’s trusting spirit, as well as willingness to be dependent and receive from others, than any inherent humility the child might possess.

[18:3]  ¹⁵ tn The negation in Greek (οὐ μή, ou mh) is very strong here.

[18:16]  ¹⁵ sn A quotation from Deut 19:15.

[18:21]  ¹⁷ tn Here the term “brother” means “fellow believer” or “fellow Christian” (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 2.a), whether male or female. Concerning the familial connotations, see also the note on the first occurrence of this term in v. 15.

[19:5]  ¹⁹ sn A quotation from Gen 2:24.

[19:23]  ²¹ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[25:14]  ²³ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.

[25:41]  ²⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[26:42]  ²⁷ tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant here in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[26:42]  ²⁸ tn Grk “this”; the referent (the cup) has been specified in the translation for clarity.