Matius 27:18-19

27:18 (For he knew that they had handed him over because of envy.) ¹  27:19 As ²  he was sitting on the judgment seat, ³  his wife sent a message ⁴  to him: ⁵  “Have nothing to do with that innocent man; ⁶  I have suffered greatly as a result of a dream ⁷  about him today.”

Matius 27:24

Jesus is Condemned and Mocked

27:24 When ⁸  Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but that instead a riot was starting, he took some water, washed his hands before the crowd and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. You take care of it yourselves!” ⁹ 

[27:18]  ¹ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.

[27:19]  ² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[27:19]  ³ tn Or “the judge’s seat.”

[27:19]  sn The judgment seat (βῆμα, bhma) was a raised platform mounted by steps and usually furnished with a seat. It was used by officials in addressing an assembly or making official pronouncements, often of a judicial nature.

[27:19]  ⁴ tn The word “message” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[27:19]  ⁵ tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγουσα (legousa) is redundant here in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[27:19]  ⁶ tn The Greek particle γάρ (gar, “for”) has not been translated here.

[27:19]  ⁷ tn Or “suffered greatly in a dream.” See the discussion on the construction κατ᾿ ὄναρ (kat’ onar) in BDAG 710 s.v. ὄναρ.

[27:24]  ⁸ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[27:24]  ⁹ sn You take care of it yourselves! Compare the response of the chief priests and elders to Judas in 27:4. The expression is identical except that in 27:4 it is singular and here it is plural.