Matius 21:15

21:15 But when the chief priests and the experts in the law ¹  saw the wonderful things he did and heard the children crying out in the temple courts, ²  “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became indignant

Matius 2:16

2:16 When Herod ³  saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men ⁴  to kill all the children in Bethlehem ⁵  and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.

[21:15]  ¹ tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[21:15]  ² tn Grk “crying out in the temple [courts] and saying.” The participle λέγοντας (legontas) is somewhat redundant here in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[2:16]  ³ sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1. Note the fulfillment of the prophecy given by the angel in 2:13.

[2:16]  ⁴ tn Or “soldiers.”

[2:16]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.