Matius 2:20

2:20 saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child’s life are dead.”

Matius 10:18

10:18 And you will be brought before governors and kings ¹  because of me, as a witness to them and the Gentiles.

Matius 11:29

11:29 Take my yoke ²  on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Matius 18:7

18:7 Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! It ³  is necessary that stumbling blocks come, but woe to the person through whom they come.

[10:18]  ¹ sn These statements look at persecution both from a Jewish context as the mention of courts and synagogues suggests, and from a Gentile one as the reference to governors and kings suggests. Some fulfillment of Jewish persecution can be seen in Acts.

[11:29]  ² sn A yoke is a wooden bar or frame that joins two animals like oxen or horses so that they can pull a wagon, plow, etc. together. Here it is used figuratively of the restrictions that a teacher or rabbi would place on his followers.

[18:7]  ³ tn Grk “For it.” Here γάρ (gar) has not been translated.