Matthew 8:1

Cleansing a Leper

8:1 After he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.

Matthew 24:16

24:16 then those in Judea must flee ¹  to the mountains.

Matthew 26:30

26:30 After ²  singing a hymn, ³  they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Matthew 5:14

5:14 You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.

Matthew 28:16

The Great Commission

28:16 So ⁴  the eleven disciples went to Galilee to the mountain Jesus had designated.

Matthew 4:8

4:8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their grandeur. ⁵ 

Matthew 5:1

The Beatitudes

5:1 When ⁶  he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain. ⁷  After he sat down his disciples came to him.

Matthew 14:23

14:23 And after he sent the crowds away, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.

Matthew 15:29

Healing Many Others

15:29 When he left there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain, where he sat down.

Matthew 17:1

The Transfiguration

17:1 Six days later ⁸  Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, ⁹  and led them privately up a high mountain.

Matthew 21:1

The Triumphal Entry

21:1 Now ¹⁰  when they approached Jerusalem ¹¹  and came to Bethphage, ¹²  at the Mount of Olives, ¹³  Jesus sent two disciples,

Matthew 17:9

17:9 As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, ¹⁴  “Do not tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”

Matthew 17:20

17:20 He told them, “It was because of your little faith. I tell you the truth, ¹⁵  if you have faith the size of ¹⁶  a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; nothing ¹⁷  will be impossible for you.”

Matthew 18:12

18:12 What do you think? If someone ¹⁸  owns a hundred ¹⁹  sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go look for the one that went astray? ²⁰ 

Matthew 24:3

Signs of the End of the Age

24:3 As ²¹  he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will these things ²²  happen? And what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”

Matthew 21:21

21:21 Jesus ²³  answered them, “I tell you the truth, ²⁴  if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.

[24:16]  ¹ sn Fleeing to the mountains is a key OT image: Gen 19:17; Judg 6:2; Isa 15:5; Jer 16:16; Zech 14:5.

[26:30]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[26:30]  ² sn After singing a hymn. The Hallel Psalms (Pss 113-118) were sung during the meal. Psalms 113 and 114 were sung just before the second cup and 115-118 were sung at the end of the meal, after the fourth, or hallel cup.

[28:16]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of Jesus’ instructions in v. 10.

[4:8]  ¹ tn Grk “glory.”

[5:1]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[5:1]  ² tn Or “up a mountain” (εἰς τὸ ὄρος, eis to oro").

[17:1]  ¹ tn Grk “And after six days.”

[17:1]  ² tn Grk “John his brother” with “his” referring to James.

[21:1]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[21:1]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[21:1]  ³ sn The exact location of the village of Bethphage is not known. Most put it on the southeast side of the Mount of Olives and northwest of Bethany, about 1.5 miles (3 km) east of Jerusalem.

[21:1]  ⁴ sn “Mountain” in English generally denotes a higher elevation than it often does in reference to places in Palestine. The Mount of Olives is really a ridge running north to south about 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) long, east of Jerusalem across the Kidron Valley. Its central elevation is about 30 meters (100 ft) higher than Jerusalem. It was named for the large number of olive trees which grew on it.

[17:9]  ¹ tn Grk “Jesus commanded them, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.

[17:20]  ¹ tn Grk “For truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.” Here γάρ (gar) has not been translated.

[17:20]  ² tn Grk “faith as,” “faith like.”

[17:20]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[18:12]  ¹ tn Grk “a certain man.” The Greek word ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used here in a somewhat generic sense.

[18:12]  ² sn This individual with a hundred sheep is a shepherd of modest means, as flocks often had up to two hundred head of sheep.

[18:12]  ³ sn Look for the one that went astray. The parable pictures God’s pursuit of the sinner. On the image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd, see John 10:1-18.

[24:3]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[24:3]  ² sn Because the phrase these things is plural, more than the temple’s destruction is in view. The question may presuppose that such a catastrophe signals the end.

[21:21]  ¹ tn Grk “And answering, Jesus said.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation.

[21:21]  ² tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”