Matius 12:45
Konteks12:45 Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so 1 the last state of that person is worse than the first. It will be that way for this evil generation as well!”
Matius 13:54
Konteks13:54 Then 2 he came to his hometown 3 and began to teach the people 4 in their synagogue. 5 They 6 were astonished and said, “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?
Matius 21:31
Konteks21:31 Which of the two did his father’s will?” They said, “The first.” 7 Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, 8 tax collectors 9 and prostitutes will go ahead of you into the kingdom of God!
Matius 23:35
Konteks23:35 so that on you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, 10 whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
[12:45] 1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the concluding point of the story.
[13:54] 2 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then.”
[13:54] 3 sn Jesus’ hometown (where he spent his childhood years) was Nazareth, about 20 miles (30 km) southwest of Capernaum.
[13:54] 4 tn Grk “them”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[13:54] 5 sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23. Jesus undoubtedly took the opportunity on this occasion to speak about his person and mission, and the relation of both to OT fulfillment.
[13:54] 6 tn Grk “synagogue, so that they.” Here ὥστε (Jwste) has not been translated. Instead a new sentence was started in the translation.
[21:31] 7 tc Verses 29-31 involve a rather complex and difficult textual problem. The variants cluster into three different groups: (1) The first son says “no” and later has a change of heart, and the second son says “yes” but does not go. The second son is called the one who does his father’s will. This reading is found in the Western
[21:31] 8 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”
[21:31] 9 sn See the note on tax collectors in 5:46.
[23:35] 10 sn Spelling of this name (Βαραχίου, Baraciou) varies among the English versions: “Barachiah” (RSV, NRSV); “Berechiah” (NASB); “Berachiah” (NIV).