Matius 18:27

18:27 The lord had compassion on that slave and released him, and forgave him the debt.

Matius 19:26

19:26 Jesus ¹  looked at them and replied, “This is impossible for mere humans, ²  but for God all things are possible.”

Matius 20:32

20:32 Jesus stopped, called them, and said, “What do you want me to do for you?”

Matius 22:19

22:19 Show me the coin used for the tax.” So ³  they brought him a denarius. ⁴ 

[19:26]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[19:26]  ² tn The plural Greek term ἄνθρωποις (anqrwpois) is used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women (cf. NASB 1995 update, “people”). Because of the contrast here between mere mortals and God (“impossible for men, but for God all things are possible”) the phrase “mere humans” has been used in the translation. There may also be a slight wordplay with “the Son of Man” in v. 28.

[22:19]  ³ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate their response to Jesus’ request for a coin.

[22:19]  ⁴ tn Here the specific name of the coin was retained in the translation, because not all coins in circulation in Palestine at the time carried the image of Caesar. In other places δηνάριον (dhnarion) has been translated simply as “silver coin” with an explanatory note.

[22:19]  sn A denarius was a silver coin worth approximately one day’s wage for a laborer. The fact that they had such a coin showed that they already operated in the economic world of Rome. The denarius would have had a picture of Tiberius Caesar stamped on it.