Matthew 9:34

9:34 But the Pharisees ¹  said, “By the ruler ²  of demons he casts out demons.” ³ 

Matthew 21:39

21:39 So ⁴  they seized him, ⁵  threw him out of the vineyard, ⁶  and killed him.

[9:34]  ¹ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[9:34]  ² tn Or “prince.”

[9:34]  ³ tc Although codex Cantabrigiensis (D), along with a few other Western versional and patristic witnesses, lacks this verse, virtually all other witnesses have it. The Western text’s reputation for free alterations as well as the heightened climax if v. 33 concludes this pericope explains why these witnesses omitted the verse.

[21:39]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the tenants’ decision to kill the son in v. 38.

[21:39]  ⁵ tn Grk “seizing him.” The participle λαβόντες (labontes) has been translated as attendant circumstance.

[21:39]  ⁶ sn Throwing the heir out of the vineyard pictures Jesus’ death outside of Jerusalem.