Matthew 5:25

5:25 Reach agreement ¹  quickly with your accuser while on the way to court, ²  or he ³  may hand you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the warden, and you will be thrown into prison.

Matthew 2:13

The Escape to Egypt

2:13 After they had gone, an ⁴  angel of the Lord ⁵  appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod ⁶  is going to look for the child to kill him.”

[5:25]  ¹ tn Grk “Make friends.”

[5:25]  ² tn The words “to court” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

[5:25]  ³ tn Grk “the accuser.”

[2:13]  ⁴ tn Grk “behold, an angel.” 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).

[2:13]  ⁵ tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 1:20.

[2:13]  ⁶ sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1. Herod the Great was particularly ruthless regarding the succession to his throne.