Matius 14:5

14:5 Although ¹  Herod ²  wanted to kill John, ³  he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet.

Matius 16:26

16:26 For what does it benefit a person ⁴  if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?

[14:5]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[14:5]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Herod) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:5]  ³ tn Grk “him” (also in the following phrase, Grk “accepted him”); in both cases the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:26]  ⁴ tn Grk “a man,” but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense here to refer to both men and women.