Matius 17:10

17:10 The disciples asked him, ¹  “Why then do the experts in the law ²  say that Elijah must come first?”

Matius 21:35

21:35 But the tenants seized his slaves, beat one, ³  killed another, and stoned another.

Matius 21:45

21:45 When ⁴  the chief priests and the Pharisees ⁵  heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them.

¹ tn Grk “asked him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant and has not been translated.

² tn Or “do the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

³ sn The image of the tenants mistreating the owner’s slaves pictures the nation’s rejection of the prophets and their message.

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

⁵ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.