Matthew 5:48

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

Matthew 9:29

9:29 Then he touched their eyes saying, “Let it be done for you according to your faith.”

Matthew 10:9

10:9 Do not take gold, silver, or copper in your belts,

Matthew 10:30

10:30 Even all the hairs on your head are numbered.

Matthew 15:6

15:6 he does not need to honor his father.’ ²  You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.

Matthew 20:27

20:27 and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave ³  –

Matthew 23:10

23:10 Nor are you to be called ‘teacher,’ for you have one teacher, the Christ. ⁴ 

Matthew 23:32

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

Matthew 24:20

24:20 Pray ⁵  that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.

Matthew 24:42

24:42 “Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day ⁶  your Lord will come.

[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.”

[15:6]  ² tc The logic of v. 5 would seem to demand that both father and mother are in view in v. 6. Indeed, the majority of mss (C L W Θ 0106 ˹ Ï) have “or his mother” (ἢ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ, h thn mhtera autou) after “honor his father” here. However, there are significant witnesses that have variations on this theme (καὶ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ [kai thn mhtera autou, “and his mother”] in Φ 565 1241 pc and ἢ τὴν μητέρα [“or mother”] in 073 ˹³ 33 579 700 892 pc), which is usually an indication of a predictable addition to the text rather than an authentic reading. Further, the shorter reading (without any mention of “mother”) is found in early and important witnesses (א B D sa). Although it is possible that the shorter reading came about accidentally (due to the repetition of –ερα αὐτοῦ), the evidence more strongly suggests that the longer readings were intentional scribal alterations.

[20:27]  ³ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.

[23:10]  ⁴ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[24:20]  ⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[24:42]  ⁶ tc Most later mss (L 0281 Ï lat) have here ὥρᾳ ({wra, “hour”) instead of ἡμέρα (Jemera, “day”). Although the merits of this reading could be argued either way, in light of the overwhelming and diverse early support for ἡμέρᾳ ({א B C D W Δ Θ Ë¹³ 33 892 1424, as well as several versions and fathers}), the more general term is surely correct.