Matthew 7:29

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

Matthew 8:19

8:19 Then ³  an expert in the law ⁴  came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” ⁵ 

Matthew 12:38

The Sign of Jonah

12:38 Then some of the experts in the law ⁶  along with some Pharisees ⁷  answered him, ⁸  “Teacher, we want to see a sign ⁹  from you.”

Matthew 17:10

17:10 The disciples asked him, ¹⁰  “Why then do the experts in the law ¹¹  say that Elijah must come first?”

Matthew 27:41

27:41 In ¹²  the same way even the chief priests – together with the experts in the law ¹³  and elders ¹⁴  – were mocking him: ¹⁵ 

[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.

[8:19]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then.”

[8:19]  ⁴ tn Or “a scribe.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[8:19]  ⁵ sn The statement I will follow you wherever you go is an offer to follow Jesus as a disciple, no matter what the cost.

[12:38]  ⁵ tn Or “Then some of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[12:38]  ⁶ tn Grk “and Pharisees.” The word “some” before “Pharisees” has been supplied for clarification.

[12:38]  ⁷ tn Grk “answered him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant, but the syntax of the sentence was changed to conform to English style.

[12:38]  ⁸ sn What exactly this sign would have been, given what Jesus was already doing, is not clear. But here is where the fence-sitters reside, refusing to commit to him.

[17:10]  ⁷ tn Grk “asked him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant and has not been translated.

[17:10]  ⁸ tn Or “do the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[27:41]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[27:41]  ¹⁰ tn Or “with the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[27:41]  ¹¹ tn Only “chief priests” is in the nominative case; this sentence structure attempts to capture this emphasis.

[27:41]  ¹² tn Grk “Mocking him, the chief priests…said.”