Matius 25:26

25:26 But his master answered, ¹  ‘Evil and lazy slave! So you knew that I harvest where I didn’t sow and gather where I didn’t scatter?

Matius 14:4

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

Matius 16:16

16:16 Simon Peter answered, ⁴  “You are the Christ, ⁵  the Son of the living God.”

[25:26]  ¹ tn Grk “But answering, his master said to him.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation.

[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.

[16:16]  ⁴ tn Grk “And answering, Simon Peter said.”

[16:16]  ⁵ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

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