Matius 14:4

14:4 because John had repeatedly told ¹  him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” ² 

Matius 15:8

15:8 ‘This people honors me with their lips,

but their heart ³  is far from me,

Matius 25:13

25:13 Therefore stay alert, because you do not know the day or the hour. ⁴ 

[14:4]  ¹ tn The imperfect tense verb is here rendered with an iterative force.

[14:4]  ² 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.

[15:8]  ³ tn The term “heart” is a collective singular in the Greek text.

[25:13]  ⁴ tc Most later mss (C³ ˹³ 1424^c Ï) also read here “in which the Son of Man is coming” (ἐν ᾗ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἔρχεται, en |h Jo Juio" tou anqrwpou ercetai), reproducing almost verbatim the last line of Matt 24:44. The longer reading thus appears to be an explanatory expansion and should not be considered authentic. The earlier and better witnesses ({̳⁵ א A B C* D L W Δ Θ Ë¹ 33 565 892 1424* lat co}) lack this phrase.