Matius 1:18

The Birth of Jesus Christ

1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way. While his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together, ¹  she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.

Matius 2:6

2:6 ‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,

are in no way least among the rulers of Judah,

for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’” ² 

Matius 3:9

3:9 and don’t think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

Matius 7:4

7:4 Or how can you say ³  to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,’ while there is a beam in your own?

Matius 8:28

Healing the Gadarene Demoniacs

8:28 When he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, ⁴  two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were extremely violent, so that no one was able to pass by that way.

Matius 12:33

Trees and Their Fruit

12:33 “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad ⁵  and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.

Matius 12:42

12:42 The queen of the South ⁶  will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon – and now, ⁷  something greater than Solomon is here!

Matius 13:52

13:52 Then he said to them, “Therefore every expert in the law ⁸  who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his treasure what is new and old.”

Matius 17:5

17:5 While he was still speaking, a ⁹  bright cloud ¹⁰  overshadowed ¹¹  them, and a voice from the cloud said, ¹²  “This is my one dear Son, ¹³  in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!” ¹⁴ 

Matius 20:21

20:21 He said to her, “What do you want?” She replied, ¹⁵  “Permit ¹⁶  these two sons of mine to sit, one at your ¹⁷  right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.”

Matius 20:23

20:23 He told them, “You will drink my cup, ¹⁸  but to sit at my right and at my left is not mine to give. Rather, it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”

Matius 21:16

21:16 and said to him, “Do you hear what they are saying?” Jesus said to them, “Yes. Have you never read, ‘Out of the mouths of children and nursing infants you have prepared praise for yourself’?” ¹⁹ 

Matius 24:31

24:31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet blast, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven ²⁰  to the other.

Matius 25:34

25:34 Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Matius 26:29

26:29 I ²¹  tell you, from now on I will not drink of this fruit ²²  of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”

Matius 26:42

26:42 He went away a second time and prayed, ²³  “My Father, if this cup ²⁴  cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will must be done.”

Matius 26:64

26:64 Jesus said to him, “You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand ²⁵  of the Power ²⁶  and coming on the clouds of heaven.” ²⁷ 

[1:18]  ¹ tn The connotation of the Greek is “before they came together in marital and domestic union” (so BDAG 970 s.v. συνέρχομαι 3).

[2:6]  ² sn A quotation from Mic 5:2.

[7:4]  ³ tn Grk “how will you say?”

[8:28]  ⁴ tc The textual tradition here is quite complicated. A number of mss (B C [Δ] Θ al sy^s,p,h) read “Gadarenes,” which is the better reading here. Many other mss (א² L W Ë^1,13 Ï [sy^hmg] bo) have “Gergesenes.” Others (892^c latt sy^hmg sa mae) have “Gerasenes,” which is the reading followed in Luke 8:26. The difference between Matthew and Luke may be due to uses of variant regional terms.

[8:28]  sn The region of the Gadarenes would be in Gentile territory on the southeastern side of the Sea of Galilee across from Galilee. Luke 8:26 and Mark 5:1 record this miracle as occurring “in the region of the Gerasenes.” “Irrespective of how one settles this issue, for the [second and] Third Evangelist the chief concern is that Jesus has crossed over into Gentile territory, ‘opposite Galilee’” (J. B. Green, Luke [NICNT], 337). The region of Gadara extended to the Sea of Galilee and included the town of Sennabris on the southern shore – the town that the herdsmen most likely entered after the drowning of the pigs.

[12:33]  ⁵ tn Grk “rotten.” The word σαπρός, modifying both “tree” and “fruit,” can also mean “diseased” (L&N 65.28).

[12:42]  ⁶ sn On the queen of the South see 1 Kgs 10:1-3 and 2 Chr 9:1-12, as well as Josephus, Ant. 8.6.5-6 (8.165-175). The South most likely refers to modern southwest Arabia, possibly the eastern part of modern Yemen, although there is an ancient tradition reflected in Josephus which identifies this geo-political entity as Ethiopia.

[12:42]  ⁷ tn Grk “behold.”

[13:52]  ⁸ tn Or “every scribe.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4. It is possible that the term translated “expert in the law” (traditionally, “scribe”) here is a self-description used by the author, Matthew, to represent his role in conveying the traditions about Jesus to his intended audience. See David E. Orton, The Understanding Scribe [JSNTSup].

[17:5]  ⁹ tn Grk “behold, a.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated here or in the following clause because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[17:5]  ¹⁰ sn This cloud is the cloud of God’s presence and the voice is his as well.

[17:5]  ¹¹ tn Or “surrounded.”

[17:5]  ¹² tn Grk “behold, a voice from the cloud, saying.” This is an incomplete sentence in Greek which portrays intensity and emotion. The participle λέγουσα (legousa) was translated as a finite verb in keeping with English style.

[17:5]  ¹³ tn Grk “my beloved Son,” or “my Son, the beloved [one].” The force of ἀγαπητός (agaphtos) is often “pertaining to one who is the only one of his or her class, but at the same time is particularly loved and cherished” (L&N 58.53; cf. also BDAG 7 s.v. 1).

[17:5]  ¹⁴ 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.

[20:21]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “said to him.”

[20:21]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “Say that.”

[20:21]  ¹⁷ tc A majority of witnesses read σου (sou, “your”) here, perhaps for clarification. At the same time, it is possible that the pronoun dropped out through haplography or was excised because of perceived redundancy (there are two other such pronouns in the verse) by א B. Either way, the translation adds it due to the requirements of English style. NA²⁷ includes σου here.

[20:23]  ¹⁸ tc See the tc note on “about to drink” in v. 22.

[21:16]  ¹⁹ sn A quotation from Ps 8:2.

[24:31]  ²⁰ tn Or “of the sky”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context.

[26:29]  ²¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[26:29]  ²² tn Grk “produce” (“the produce of the vine” is a figurative expression for wine).

[26:42]  ²³ tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant here in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[26:42]  ²⁴ tn Grk “this”; the referent (the cup) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[26:64]  ²⁵ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1. This is a claim that Jesus shares authority with God in heaven. Those present may have thought they were his judges, but, in fact, the reverse was true.

[26:64]  ²⁶ sn The expression the right hand of the Power is a circumlocution for referring to God. Such indirect references to God were common in 1st century Judaism out of reverence for the divine name.

[26:64]  ²⁷ sn An allusion to Dan 7:13 (see also Matt 24:30).