Matthew 5:48

5:48 So then, be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. ¹ 

Matthew 6:5

Private Prayer

6:5 “Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray while standing in synagogues ²  and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.

Matthew 6:9

6:9 So pray this way: ³ 

Our Father ⁴  in heaven, may your name be honored, ⁵ 

Matthew 12:17

12:17 This fulfilled what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet: ⁶ 

Matthew 13:58

13:58 And he did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.

Matthew 21:4

21:4 This ⁷  took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: ⁸ 

Matthew 21:11

21:11 And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth ⁹  in Galilee.”

Matthew 22:22

22:22 Now when they heard this they were stunned, ¹⁰  and they left him and went away.

Matthew 23:24

23:24 Blind guides! You strain out a gnat yet swallow a camel! ¹¹ 

Matthew 23:32

23:32 Fill up then the measure of your ancestors!

Matthew 24:12

24:12 and because lawlessness will increase so much, the love of many will grow cold.

Matthew 24:28

24:28 Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures ¹²  will gather. ¹³ 

Matthew 26:16

26:16 From that time ¹⁴  on, Judas ¹⁵  began looking for an opportunity to betray him.

Matthew 27:59

27:59 Joseph ¹⁶  took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, ¹⁷ 

[5:48]  ¹ sn This remark echoes the more common OT statements like Lev 19:2 or Deut 18:13: “you must be holy as I am holy.”

[6:5]  ² sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23.

[6:9]  ³ sn Pray this way. What follows, although traditionally known as the Lord’s prayer, is really the disciples’ prayer. It represents how they are to approach God, by acknowledging his uniqueness and their need for his provision and protection.

[6:9]  ⁴ sn God is addressed in terms of intimacy (Father). The original Semitic term here was probably Abba. The term is a little unusual in a personal prayer, especially as it lacks qualification. It is not the exact equivalent of “daddy” (as is sometimes popularly suggested), but it does suggest a close, familial relationship.

[6:9]  ⁵ tn Grk “hallowed be your name.”

[12:17]  ⁴ tn Grk “so that what was said by Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled, saying.” This final clause, however, is part of one sentence in Greek (vv. 15b-17) and is thus not related only to v. 16. The participle λέγοντος (legontos) is redundant and has not been translated.

[21:4]  ⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[21:4]  ⁶ tn Grk “what was spoken by the prophet, saying.” The present participle λέγοντος (legontos) is redundant and has not been translated.

[21:11]  ⁶ map For location see Map1 D3; Map2 C2; Map3 D5; Map4 C1; Map5 G3.

[22:22]  ⁷ tn Grk “they were amazed; they marveled.”

[23:24]  ⁸ tn Grk “Blind guides who strain out a gnat yet who swallow a camel!”

[24:28]  ⁹ tn The same Greek term can refer to “eagles” or “vultures” (L&N 4.42; BDAG 22 s.v. ἀετός), but in this context it must mean vultures because the gruesome image is one of dead bodies being consumed by scavengers.

[24:28]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “will be gathered.” The passive construction has been translated as an active one in English.

[26:16]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[26:16]  ¹¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Judas) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[27:59]  ¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[27:59]  ¹² tn The term σινδών (sindwn) can refer to a linen cloth used either for clothing or for burial.