Matius 9:13

9:13 Go and learn what this saying means: ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice.’ ¹  For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Matius 27:19

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.”

[9:13]  ¹ sn A quotation from Hos 6:6 (see also Matt 12:7).

[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.