Matthew 7:29

7:29 because he taught them like one who had authority, ¹  not like their experts in the law. ² 

Matthew 11:18

11:18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’ ³ 

Matthew 13:6

13:6 But when the sun came up, they were scorched, and because they did not have sufficient root, they withered.

Matthew 14:4-5

14:4 because John had repeatedly told ⁴  him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” ⁵  14:5 Although ⁶  Herod ⁷  wanted to kill John, ⁸  he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet.

Matthew 21:46

21:46 They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds ⁹  regarded him as a prophet.

Matthew 24:19

24:19 Woe ¹⁰  to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days!

Matthew 27:65

27:65 Pilate said to them, “Take ¹¹  a guard of soldiers. Go and make it as secure as you can.”

[7:29]  ¹ sn Jesus’ teaching impressed the hearers with the directness of its claim; he taught with authority. A study of Jewish rabbinic interpretation shows that it was typical to cite a list of authorities to make one’s point. Apparently Jesus addressed the issues in terms of his own understanding.

[7:29]  ² tn Or “their scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[11:18]  ³ sn John the Baptist was too separatist and ascetic for some, and so he was accused of not being directed by God, but by a demon.

[14:4]  ⁵ tn The imperfect tense verb is here rendered with an iterative force.

[14:4]  ⁶ sn This marriage of Herod to his brother Philip’s wife was a violation of OT law (Lev 18:16; 20:21). In addition, both Herod Antipas and Herodias had each left marriages to enter into this union.

[14:5]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[14:5]  ⁸ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Herod) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:5]  ⁹ tn Grk “him” (also in the following phrase, Grk “accepted him”); in both cases the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:46]  ⁹ tn Grk “they”; the referent (the crowds) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Both previous occurrences of “they” in this verse refer to the chief priests and the Pharisees.

[24:19]  ¹¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[27:65]  ¹³ tn Grk “You have a guard.”