Matius 2:15

2:15 He stayed there until Herod ¹  died. In this way what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet was fulfilled: “I called my Son out of Egypt.” ² 

Matius 2:23

2:23 He came to a town called Nazareth ³  and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus ⁴  would be called a Nazarene. ⁵ 

Matius 8:11

8:11 I tell you, many will come from the east and west to share the banquet ⁶  with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob ⁷  in the kingdom of heaven,

Matius 11:10

11:10 This is the one about whom it is written:

‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, ⁸ 

who will prepare your way before you.’ ⁹ 

Matius 12:24

12:24 But when the Pharisees ¹⁰  heard this they said, “He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, ¹¹  the ruler ¹²  of demons!”

Matius 13:24

The Parable of the Weeds

13:24 He presented them with another parable: ¹³  “The kingdom of heaven is like a person who sowed good seed in his field.

Matius 13:31

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

13:31 He gave ¹⁴  them another parable: ¹⁵  “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed ¹⁶  that a man took and sowed in his field.

Matius 17:22

Second Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection

17:22 When ¹⁷  they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. ¹⁸ 

Matius 23:39

23:39 For I tell you, you will not see me from now until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’” ¹⁹ 

Matius 27:43

27:43 He trusts in God – let God, if he wants to, deliver him now ²⁰  because he said, ‘I am God’s Son’!”

[2:15]  ¹ sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.

[2:15]  ² sn A quotation from Hos 11:1.

[2:23]  ³ sn Nazareth was a very small village in the region of Galilee (Galilee lay north of Samaria and Judea). The town was located about 15 mi (25 km) west of the southern edge of the Sea of Galilee. According to Luke 1:26, Mary was living in Nazareth when the birth of Jesus was announced to her.

[2:23]  map For location see Map1 D3; Map2 C2; Map3 D5; Map4 C1; Map5 G3.

[2:23]  ⁴ tn There is no expressed subject of the third person singular verb here; the pronoun “he” is implied. Instead of this pronoun the referent “Jesus” has been supplied in the text to clarify to whom this statement refers.

[2:23]  ⁵ tn The Greek could be indirect discourse (as in the text), or direct discourse (“he will be called a Nazarene”). Judging by the difficulty of finding OT quotations (as implied in the plural “prophets”) to match the wording here, it appears that the author was using a current expression of scorn that conceptually (but not verbally) found its roots in the OT.

[8:11]  ⁶ tn Grk “and recline at table,” as 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table, but while reclining on one’s side on the floor with the head closest to the low table and the feet farthest away. The word “banquet” has been supplied to clarify for the modern reader the festive nature of the imagery. The banquet imagery is a way to describe the fellowship and celebration of being among the people of God at the end.

[8:11]  sn 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table, but while reclining on one’s side on the floor with the head closest to the low table and the feet farthest away.

[8:11]  ⁷ tn Grk “and Isaac and Jacob,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[11:10]  ⁸ tn Grk “before your face” (an idiom).

[11:10]  ⁹ sn The quotation is primarily from Mal 3:1 with pronouns from Exod 23:20. Here is the forerunner who points the way to the arrival of God’s salvation. His job is to prepare and guide the people, as the cloud did for Israel in the desert.

[12:24]  ¹⁰ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[12:24]  ¹¹ tn Grk “except by Beelzebul.”

[12:24]  sn Beelzebul is another name for Satan. So some people recognized Jesus’ work as supernatural, but called it diabolical.

[12:24]  ¹² tn Or “prince.”

[13:24]  ¹³ tn Grk “He set before them another parable, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.

[13:31]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “put before.”

[13:31]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “He set before them another parable, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.

[13:31]  ¹⁶ sn The mustard seed was noted for its tiny size.

[17:22]  ¹⁷ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[17:22]  ¹⁸ tn The plural Greek term ἀνθρώπων (anqrwpwn) is considered by some to be used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women (cf. NRSV “into human hands”; TEV, CEV “to people”). However, because this can be taken as a specific reference to the group responsible for Jesus’ arrest, where it is unlikely women were present (cf. Matt 26:47-56; Mark 14:43-52; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:2-12), the word “men” has been retained in the translation. There may also be a slight wordplay with “the Son of Man” earlier in the verse.

[23:39]  ¹⁹ sn A quotation from Ps 118:26.

[27:43]  ²⁰ sn An allusion to Ps 22:8.