Matius 3:1

The Ministry of John the Baptist

3:1 In those days John the Baptist came into the wilderness ¹  of Judea proclaiming,

Matius 4:17

4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach this message: ²  “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

Matius 5:12

5:12 Rejoice and be glad because your reward is great in heaven, for they persecuted the prophets before you in the same way.

Matius 8:6

8:6 “Lord, ³  my servant ⁴  is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible anguish.”

Matius 9:24

9:24 he said, “Go away, for the girl is not dead but asleep.” And they began making fun of him. ⁵ 

Matius 9:38

9:38 Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest ⁶  to send out ⁷  workers into his harvest.”

Matius 11:12

11:12 From ⁸  the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and forceful people lay hold of it. ⁹ 

Matius 12:12

12:12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

Matius 12:47

12:47 ¹⁰  Someone ¹¹  told him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside wanting ¹²  to speak to you.”

Matius 13:11

13:11 He replied, ¹³  “You have been given ¹⁴  the opportunity to know ¹⁵  the secrets ¹⁶  of the kingdom of heaven, but they have not.

Matius 14:24

14:24 Meanwhile the boat, already far from land, ¹⁷  was taking a beating from the waves because the wind was against it.

Matius 15:34

15:34 Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They replied, “Seven – and a few small fish.”

Matius 15:37

15:37 They ¹⁸  all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.

Matius 16:13

Peter’s Confession

16:13 When ¹⁹  Jesus came to the area of Caesarea Philippi, ²⁰  he asked his disciples, ²¹  “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”

Matius 18:22

18:22 Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, I tell you, but seventy-seven times! ²² 

Matius 19:25

19:25 The ²³  disciples were greatly astonished when they heard this and said, “Then who can be saved?” ²⁴ 

Matius 22:3

22:3 He sent his slaves ²⁵  to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, but they would not come.

Matius 25:16

25:16 The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work ²⁶  and gained five more.

Matius 27:12

27:12 But when he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not respond.

Matius 27:23

27:23 He asked, “Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more insistently, “Crucify him!”

[3:1]  ¹ tn Or “desert.”

[4:17]  ² tn Grk “and to say.”

[8:6]  ³ tn Grk “and saying, ‘Lord.’” The participle λέγων (legwn) at the beginning of v. 6 is redundant in English and has not been translated.

[8:6]  ⁴ tn The Greek term here is παῖς (pais), often used of a slave who was regarded with some degree of affection, possibly a personal servant (Luke 7:7 uses the more common term δοῦλος, doulos). See L&N 87.77.

[9:24]  ⁵ tn Grk “They were laughing at him.” The imperfect verb has been taken ingressively.

[9:38]  ⁶ sn The phrase Lord of the harvest recognizes God’s sovereignty over the harvest process.

[9:38]  ⁷ tn Grk “to thrust out.”

[11:12]  ⁸ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[11:12]  ⁹ tn Or “the kingdom of heaven is forcibly entered and violent people take hold of it.” For a somewhat different interpretation of this passage, see the note on the phrase “urged to enter in” in Luke 16:16.

[12:47]  ¹⁰ tc A few ancient mss and versions lack this verse (א* B L Γ pc ff¹ k sy^s,c sa). The witness of א and B is especially strong, but internal considerations override this external evidence. Both v. 46 and 47 end with the word λαλῆσαι (“to speak”), so early scribes probably omitted the verse through homoioteleuton. The following verses make little sense without v. 47; its omission is too hard a reading. Thus v. 47 was most likely part of the original text.

[12:47]  ¹¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[12:47]  ¹² tn Grk “seeking.”

[13:11]  ¹³ tn Grk “And answering, he said to them.” This construction is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[13:11]  ¹⁴ tn This is an example of a “divine passive,” with God understood to be the source of the revelation (see ExSyn 437-38).

[13:11]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “to you it has been given to know.” The dative pronoun occurs first, in emphatic position in the Greek text, although this position is awkward in contemporary English.

[13:11]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “the mysteries.”

[13:11]  sn The key term secrets (μυστήριον, musthrion) can mean either (1) a new revelation or (2) a revealing interpretation of existing revelation as in Dan 2:17-23, 27-30. Jesus seems to be explaining how current events develop old promises, since the NT consistently links the events of Jesus’ ministry and message with old promises (Rom 1:1-4; Heb 1:1-2). The traditional translation of this word, “mystery,” is misleading to the modern English reader because it suggests a secret which people have tried to uncover but which they have failed to understand (L&N 28.77).

[14:24]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “The boat was already many stades from the land.” A stade (στάδιον, stadion) was a unit of distance about 607 feet (187 meters) long.

[15:37]  ¹⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[16:13]  ¹⁹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[16:13]  ²⁰ map For location see Map1 C1; Map2 F4.

[16:13]  ²¹ tn Grk “he asked his disciples, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has been left untranslated.

[18:22]  ²² tn Or “seventy times seven,” i.e., an unlimited number of times. See L&N 60.74 and 60.77 for the two possible translations of the phrase.

[19:25]  ²³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[19:25]  ²⁴ sn The assumption is that the rich are blessed, so if they risk exclusion, who is left to be saved?

[22:3]  ²⁵ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.

[25:16]  ²⁶ tn Grk “traded with them.”