Matius 3:15

3:15 So Jesus replied ¹  to him, “Let it happen now, ²  for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John ³  yielded ⁴  to him.

Matius 9:28

9:28 When ⁵  he went into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus ⁶  said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”

Matius 25:37

25:37 Then the righteous will answer him, ⁷  ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?

Matius 25:44

25:44 Then they too will answer, ⁸  ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not give you whatever you needed?’

[3:15]  ¹ tn Grk “but Jesus, answering, said.” This construction with passive participle and finite verb is pleonastic (redundant) and has been simplified in the translation to “replied to him.”

[3:15]  ² tn Grk “Permit now.”

[3:15]  ³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (John the Baptist) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[3:15]  ⁴ tn Or “permitted him.”

[9:28]  ⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[9:28]  ⁶ tn Grk “to him, and Jesus.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in Greek, but a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[25:37]  ⁷ tn Grk “answer him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[25:44]  ⁸ tn Grk “Then they will answer, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.