Matthew 5:9

5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children ¹  of God.

Matthew 7:23

7:23 Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!’ ² 

Matthew 20:2-3

20:2 And after agreeing with the workers for the standard wage, ³  he sent them into his vineyard. 20:3 When it was about nine o’clock in the morning, ⁴  he went out again and saw others standing around in the marketplace without work.

Matthew 20:9

20:9 When those hired about five o’clock came, each received a full day’s pay. ⁵ 

Matthew 24:40

24:40 Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one left. ⁶ 

[5:9]  ¹ tn Grk “sons,” though traditionally English versions have taken this as a generic reference to both males and females, hence “children” (cf. KJV, NAB, NRSV, NLT).

[7:23]  ² tn Grk “workers of lawlessness.”

[20:2]  ³ tn Grk “agreeing with the workers for a denarius a day.”

[20:3]  ⁴ tn Grk “about the third hour.”

[20:9]  ⁵ tn Grk “each received a denarius.” See the note on the phrase “standard wage” in v. 2.

[24:40]  ⁶ sn There is debate among commentators and scholars over the phrase one will be taken and one left about whether one is taken for judgment or for salvation. If the imagery is patterned after the rescue of Noah from the flood, as some suggest, the ones taken are the saved (as Noah was) andthose left behind are judged. The imagery, however, is not directly tied to theidentification of the two groups. Its primary purposein context is topicture the sudden, surprisingseparation of the righteous and the judged (i.e., condemned) at the return of the Son of Man.