Matthew 8:3

8:3 He stretched out his hand and touched ¹  him saying, “I am willing. Be clean!” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

Matthew 13:5

13:5 Other ²  seeds fell on rocky ground ³  where they did not have much soil. They sprang up quickly because the soil was not deep. ⁴ 

Matthew 14:22

Walking on Water

14:22 Immediately Jesus ⁵  made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dispersed the crowds.

Matthew 21:2

21:2 telling them, “Go to the village ahead of you. ⁶  Right away you will find a donkey tied there, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.

Matthew 25:15

25:15 To ⁷  one he gave five talents, ⁸  to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.

Matthew 27:48

27:48 Immediately ⁹  one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, ¹⁰  put it on a stick, ¹¹  and gave it to him to drink.

[8:3]  ¹ sn Touched. This touch would have rendered Jesus ceremonially unclean (Lev 14:46; also Mishnah, m. Nega’im 3.1; 11.1; 12.1; 13.6-12).

[13:5]  ² tn Here and in vv. 7 and 8 δέ (de) has not been translated.

[13:5]  ³ sn The rocky ground in Palestine would be a limestone base lying right under the soil.

[13:5]  ⁴ tn Grk “it did not have enough depth of earth.”

[14:22]  ³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “the village lying before you” (BDAG 530 s.v. κατέναντι 2.b).

[25:15]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[25:15]  ⁶ sn A talent was equal to 6000 denarii. See the note on this term in 18:24.

[27:48]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[27:48]  ⁷ sn Sour wine refers to cheap wine that was called in Latin posca, a cheap vinegar wine diluted heavily with water. It was the drink of slaves and soldiers, and was probably there for the soldiers who had performed the crucifixion.

[27:48]  ⁸ tn Grk “a reed.”