Matthew 9:1

Healing and Forgiving a Paralytic

9:1 After getting into a boat he crossed to the other side and came to his own town. ¹ 

Matthew 22:5

22:5 But they were indifferent and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.

Matthew 25:14

The Parable of the Talents

25:14 “For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves ²  and entrusted his property to them.

Matthew 14:13

The Feeding of the Five Thousand

14:13 Now when Jesus heard this he went away from there privately in a boat to an isolated place. But when the crowd heard about it, ³  they followed him on foot from the towns. ⁴ 

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 17:1

The Transfiguration

17:1 Six days later ⁵  Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, ⁶  and led them privately up a high mountain.

Matthew 17:19

17:19 Then the disciples came ⁷  to Jesus privately and said, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

Matthew 20:17

Third Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection

20:17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, ⁸  he took the twelve ⁹  aside privately and said to them on the way,

Matthew 25:15

25:15 To ¹⁰  one he gave five talents, ¹¹  to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.

Matthew 24:3

Signs of the End of the Age

24:3 As ¹²  he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will these things ¹³  happen? And what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”

[9:1]  ¹ sn His own town refers to Capernaum. It was a town of approximately 1000-1500, though of some significance.

[25:14]  ² tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.

[14:13]  ³ tn The word “it” is not in the Greek text but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[14:13]  ⁴ tn Or “cities.”

[17:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “And after six days.”

[17:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “John his brother” with “his” referring to James.

[17:19]  ⁵ tn Grk “coming, the disciples said.” The participle προσελθόντες (proselqontes) has been translated as a finite verb to make the sequence of events clear in English.

[20:17]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[20:17]  ⁷ tc ‡ A number of significant witnesses (e.g., B C W 085 33 lat) have μαθητάς (maqhtas, “disciples”) after δώδεκα (dwdeka, “twelve”), perhaps by way of clarification, while other important witnesses lack the word (e.g., א D L Θ Ë^1,13). The longer reading looks to be a scribal clarification, and hence is considered to be secondary. NA²⁷ puts the word in brackets to show doubts about its authenticity.

[25:15]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[25:15]  ⁸ sn A talent was equal to 6000 denarii. See the note on this term in 18:24.

[24:3]  ⁸ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[24:3]  ⁹ 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.