Matius 3:6

3:6 and he was baptizing them ¹  in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.

Matius 14:4

14:4 because John had repeatedly told ²  him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” ³ 

Matius 17:11

17:11 He ⁴  answered, “Elijah does indeed come first and will restore all things.

Matius 17:13

17:13 Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

Matius 26:68

26:68 saying, “Prophesy for us, you Christ! ⁵  Who hit you?” ⁶ 

Matius 27:47

27:47 When ⁷  some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “This man is calling for Elijah.”

[3:6]  ¹ tn Grk “they were being baptized by him.” The passive construction has been rendered as active in the translation for the sake of English style.

[14:4]  ² tn The imperfect tense verb is here rendered with an iterative force.

[14:4]  ³ sn This marriage of Herod to his brother Philip’s wife was a violation of OT law (Lev 18:16; 20:21). In addition, both Herod Antipas and Herodias had each left marriages to enter into this union.

[17:11]  ⁴ tn Grk “And answering, he said.” This has been simplified in the translation.

[26:68]  ⁵ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[26:68]  sn See the note on Christ in 1:16.

[26:68]  ⁶ tn Grk “Who is the one who hit you?”

[26:68]  sn Who hit you? This is a variation of one of three ancient games that involved blindfolds.

[27:47]  ⁷ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.