Matius 4:24
Konteks4:24 So a report about him spread throughout Syria. People 1 brought to him all who suffered with various illnesses and afflictions, those who had seizures, 2 paralytics, and those possessed by demons, 3 and he healed them.
Matius 21:23
Konteks21:23 Now after Jesus 4 entered the temple courts, 5 the chief priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said, “By what authority 6 are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”
Matius 21:32
Konteks21:32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe. Although 7 you saw this, you did not later change your minds 8 and believe him.
[4:24] 1 tn Grk “And they”; “they” is probably an indefinite plural, referring to people in general rather than to the Syrians (cf. v. 25).
[4:24] 2 tn Grk “those who were moonstruck,” possibly meaning “lunatic” (so NAB), although now the term is generally regarded as referring to some sort of seizure disorder such as epilepsy (L&N 23.169; BDAG 919 s.v. σεληνιάζομαι).
[4:24] 3 tn The translation has adopted a different phrase order here than that in the Greek text. The Greek text reads, “People brought to him all who suffered with various illnesses and afflictions, those possessed by demons, epileptics, and paralytics.” Even though it is obvious that four separate groups of people are in view here, following the Greek word order could lead to the misconception that certain people were possessed by epileptics and paralytics. The word order adopted in the translation avoids this problem.
[21:23] 5 tn Grk “the temple.”
[21:23] 6 tn On this phrase, see BDAG 844 s.v. ποῖος 2.a.γ.1
[21:32] 7 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
[21:32] 8 sn The word translated change your minds is the same verb used in v. 29 (there translated had a change of heart). Jesus is making an obvious comparison here, in which the religious leaders are viewed as the disobedient son.
