Matius 2:19

The Return to Nazareth

2:19 After Herod ¹  had died, an ²  angel of the Lord ³  appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt

Matius 4:17

4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach this message: ⁴  “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

Matius 8:5

Healing the Centurion’s Servant

8:5 When he entered Capernaum, ⁵  a centurion ⁶  came to him asking for help: ⁷ 

Matius 8:21

8:21 Another ⁸  of the ⁹  disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”

Matius 9:32

9:32 As ¹⁰  they were going away, ¹¹  a man who could not talk and was demon-possessed was brought to him.

Matius 12:12

12:12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

Matius 14:6

14:6 But on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

Matius 19:25

19:25 The ¹²  disciples were greatly astonished when they heard this and said, “Then who can be saved?” ¹³ 

Matius 28:16

The Great Commission

28:16 So ¹⁴  the eleven disciples went to Galilee to the mountain Jesus had designated.

[2:19]  ¹ sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1. When Herod the Great died in 4 b.c., his kingdom was divided up among his three sons: Archelaus, who ruled over Judea (where Bethlehem was located, v. 22); Philip, who became tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis (cf. Luke 3:1); and Antipas, who became tetrarch of Galilee.

[2:19]  ² tn Grk “behold, an angel.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[2:19]  ³ tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 1:20.

[4:17]  ⁴ tn Grk “and to say.”

[8:5]  ⁵ sn Capernaum was a town on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, 680 ft (204 m) below sea level. It was a major trade and economic center in the North Galilean region.

[8:5]  map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 C3; Map3 B2.

[8:5]  ⁶ sn A centurion was a noncommissioned officer in the Roman army or one of the auxiliary territorial armies, commanding a centuria of (nominally) 100 men. The responsibilities of centurions were broadly similar to modern junior officers, but there was a wide gap in social status between them and officers, and relatively few were promoted beyond the rank of senior centurion. The Roman troops stationed in Judea were auxiliaries, who would normally be rewarded with Roman citizenship after 25 years of service. Some of the centurions may have served originally in the Roman legions (regular army) and thus gained their citizenship at enlistment. Others may have inherited it, like the apostle Paul did.

[8:5]  ⁷ sn While in Matthew’s account the centurion came to him asking for help, Luke’s account (7:1-10) mentions that the centurion sent some Jewish elders as emissaries on his behalf.

[8:21]  ⁸ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[8:21]  ⁹ tc ‡ Most mss (C L W Θ 0250 Ë^1,13 Ï lat sy mae bo) read αὐτοῦ (autou, “his”) here, but the earliest witnesses, א and B (along with 33 and a few others), lack it. The addition may have been a motivated reading to clarify whose disciples were in view. NA²⁷ includes the pronoun in brackets, indicating doubt as to its authenticity.

[9:32]  ¹⁰ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[9:32]  ¹¹ tn Grk “away, behold, they brought a man to him.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[19:25]  ¹² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[19:25]  ¹³ sn The assumption is that the rich are blessed, so if they risk exclusion, who is left to be saved?

[28:16]  ¹⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of Jesus’ instructions in v. 10.