Matius 12:24

12:24 But when the Pharisees ¹  heard this they said, “He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, ²  the ruler ³  of demons!”

Matius 14:4-12

14:4 because John had repeatedly told ⁴  him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” ⁵  14:5 Although ⁶  Herod ⁷  wanted to kill John, ⁸  he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet. 14:6 But on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod, 14:7 so much that he promised with an oath ⁹  to give her whatever she asked. 14:8 Instructed by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.” 14:9 Although it grieved the king, ¹⁰  because of his oath and the dinner guests he commanded it to be given. 14:10 So ¹¹  he sent and had John beheaded in the prison. 14:11 His ¹²  head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. 14:12 Then John’s ¹³  disciples came and took the body and buried it and went and told Jesus.

Matius 27:1

Jesus Brought Before Pilate

27:1 When ¹⁴  it was early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to execute him.

[12:24]  ¹ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[12:24]  ² tn Grk “except by Beelzebul.”

[12:24]  sn Beelzebul is another name for Satan. So some people recognized Jesus’ work as supernatural, but called it diabolical.

[12:24]  ³ tn Or “prince.”

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

[14:4]  ⁵ 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.

[14:5]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[14:5]  ⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Herod) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:5]  ⁸ tn Grk “him” (also in the following phrase, Grk “accepted him”); in both cases the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:7]  ⁹ tn The Greek text reads here ὁμολογέω (Jomologew); though normally translated “acknowledge, confess,” BDAG (708 s.v. 1) lists “assure, promise with an oath” for certain contexts such as here.

[14:9]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “and being grieved, the king commanded.”

[14:9]  sn Herod was technically not a king, but this reflects popular usage. See the note on tetrarch in 14:1.

[14:10]  ¹¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.

[14:11]  ¹² tn Grk “And his”; the referent (John the Baptist) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:12]  ¹³ tn Grk “his”; the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then.”

[27:1]  ¹⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.