Matius 21:25

21:25 Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from people?” ¹  They discussed this among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’

Matius 24:3

Signs of the End of the Age

24:3 As ²  he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will these things ³  happen? And what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”

[21:25]  ¹ tn The plural Greek term ἀνθρώπων (anqrwpwn) is used here (and in v. 26) in a generic sense, referring to both men and women (cf. NAB, NRSV, “of human origin”; TEV, “from human beings”; NLT, “merely human”).

[21:25]  sn The question is whether John’s ministry was of divine or human origin.

[24:3]  ² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[24:3]  ³ sn Because the phrase these things is plural, more than the temple’s destruction is in view. The question may presuppose that such a catastrophe signals the end.