Matius 6:5

Private Prayer

6:5 “Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray while standing in synagogues ¹  and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.

Matius 17:25

17:25 He said, “Yes.” When Peter came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, ²  “What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tolls or taxes – from their sons ³  or from foreigners?”

Matius 21:28

The Parable of the Two Sons

21:28 “What ⁴  do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’

[6:5]  ¹ sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23.

[17:25]  ² tn Grk “spoke first to him, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in English and has not been translated.

[17:25]  ³ sn The phrase their sons may mean “their citizens,” but the term “sons” has been retained here in order to preserve the implicit comparison between the Father and his Son, Jesus.

[21:28]  ⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.