Matius 12:38

The Sign of Jonah

12:38 Then some of the experts in the law ¹  along with some Pharisees ²  answered him, ³  “Teacher, we want to see a sign ⁴  from you.”

Matius 13:27

13:27 So the slaves ⁵  of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?’

Matius 19:27

19:27 Then Peter said ⁶  to him, “Look, ⁷  we have left everything to follow you! ⁸  What then will there be for us?”

Matius 22:12

22:12 And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But he had nothing to say. ⁹ 

[12:38]  ¹ tn Or “Then some of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[12:38]  ² tn Grk “and Pharisees.” The word “some” before “Pharisees” has been supplied for clarification.

[12:38]  sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[12:38]  ³ tn Grk “answered him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant, but the syntax of the sentence was changed to conform to English style.

[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.

[13:27]  ⁵ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.

[19:27]  ⁶ tn Grk “Then answering, Peter said.” This construction is somewhat redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation.

[19:27]  ⁷ sn Peter wants reassurance that the disciples’ response and sacrifice have been noticed.

[19:27]  ⁸ tn Grk “We have left everything and followed you.” Koine Greek often used paratactic structure when hypotactic was implied.

[22:12]  ⁹ tn Grk “he was silent.”