Discovery Box| (0.49259803636364) | (Mat 9:12) |
2 sn Jesus’ point is that he associates with those who are sick because they have the need and will respond to the offer of help. A person who is healthy (or who thinks mistakenly that he is) will not seek treatment. |
| (0.49259803636364) | (Mat 9:15) |
4 sn The statement the bridegroom will be taken from them is a veiled allusion by Jesus to his death, which he did not make explicit until the incident at Caesarea Philippi in Jesus+&tab=notes" ver="">16:13ff. |
| (0.49259803636364) | (Mat 10:11) |
4 sn Jesus telling his disciples to stay with them in one house contrasts with the practice of religious philosophers in the ancient world who went from house to house begging. |
| (0.49259803636364) | (Mat 10:13) |
1 sn The response to these messengers determines how God’s blessing is bestowed – if the messengers are not welcomed, their blessing will return to them. Jesus shows just how important their mission is by this remark. |
| (0.49259803636364) | (Mat 10:39) |
2 sn If there is no willingness to suffer the world’s rejection at this point, then one will not respond to Jesus (which is trying to find life) and then will be subject to this judgment (which is losing it). |
| (0.49259803636364) | (Mat 11:9) |
1 tn John the Baptist is “more” because he introduces the one (Jesus) who brings the new era. The term is neuter, but may be understood as masculine in this context (BDAG 806 s.v. περισσότερος b). |
| (0.49259803636364) | (Mat 11:19) |
3 sn Neither were they happy with Jesus (the Son of Man), even though he was the opposite of John and associated freely with people like tax collectors and sinners. Either way, God’s messengers were subject to complaint. |
| (0.49259803636364) | (Mat 11:20) |
1 tn The Greek word here is πόλις (polis) which can be translated “city” or “town.” “Cities” was chosen here to emphasize the size of the places Jesus’ mentions in the following verses. |
| (0.49259803636364) | (Mat 12:8) |
1 sn A second point in Jesus’ defense of his disciples’ actions was that his authority as Son of Man also allowed it, since as Son of Man he was lord of the Sabbath. |
| (0.49259803636364) | (Mat 12:10) |
3 tn Grk “and they asked him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant and has not been translated. The referent of the pronoun (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.49259803636364) | (Mat 12:30) |
1 sn Whoever is not with me is against me. The call here is to join the victor. Failure to do so means that one is being destructive. Responding to Jesus is the issue. |
| (0.49259803636364) | (Mat 12:38) |
4 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. |
| (0.49259803636364) | (Mat 13:54) |
4 sn See the note on synagogues in Jesus+&tab=notes" ver="">4:23. Jesus undoubtedly took the opportunity on this occasion to speak about his person and mission, and the relation of both to OT fulfillment. |
| (0.49259803636364) | (Mat 15:10) |
1 tn Grk “And calling the crowd, he said to them.” The participle προσκαλεσάμενος (proskalesamenos) has been translated as attendant circumstance. The emphasis here is upon Jesus’ speaking to the crowd. |
| (0.49259803636364) | (Mat 16:1) |
4 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. |
| (0.49259803636364) | (Mat 16:24) |
3 sn To bear the cross means to accept the rejection of the world for turning to Jesus and following him. Discipleship involves a death that is like a crucifixion; see Gal 6:14. |
| (0.49259803636364) | (Mat 17:5) |
6 sn The expression listen to him comes from Deut 18:15 and makes two points: 1) Jesus is a prophet like Moses, a leader-prophet, and 2) they have much yet to learn from him. |
| (0.49259803636364) | (Mat 17:25) |
2 sn The phrase their sons may mean “their citizens,” but the term “sons” has been retained here in order to preserve the implicit comparison between the Father and his Son, Jesus. |
| (0.49259803636364) | (Mat 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. |
| (0.49259803636364) | (Mat 19:8) |
1 tc A few important |
