Matius 21:20

21:20 When the disciples saw it they were amazed, saying, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”

Matius 22:43

22:43 He said to them, “How then does David by the Spirit call him ‘Lord,’ saying,

Matius 22:45

22:45 If David then calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?” ¹ 

Matius 23:33

23:33 You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell? ² 

Matius 26:54

26:54 How then would the scriptures that say it must happen this way be fulfilled?”

Matius 12:26

12:26 So if ³  Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?

Matius 22:12

22:12 And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But he had nothing to say. ⁴ 

Matius 6:28

6:28 Why do you worry about clothing? Think about how the flowers ⁵  of the field grow; they do not work ⁶  or spin.

Matius 10:19

10:19 Whenever ⁷  they hand you over for trial, do not worry about how to speak or what to say, ⁸  for what you should say will be given to you at that time. ⁹ 

Matius 12:34

12:34 Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.

Matius 16:11

16:11 How could you not understand that I was not speaking to you about bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!”

Matius 7:4

7:4 Or how can you say ¹⁰  to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,’ while there is a beam in your own?

Matius 12:4

12:4 how he entered the house of God and they ate ¹¹  the sacred bread, ¹²  which was against the law ¹³  for him or his companions to eat, but only for the priests? ¹⁴ 

Matius 12:29

12:29 How ¹⁵  else can someone enter a strong man’s ¹⁶  house and steal his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can thoroughly plunder the house. ¹⁷ 

[22:45]  ¹ tn Grk “how is he his son?”

[23:33]  ² tn Grk “the judgment of Gehenna.”

[23:33]  sn See the note on the word hell in 5:22.

[12:26]  ³ tn This first class condition, the first of three “if” clauses in the following verses, presents the example vividly as if it were so. In fact, all three conditions in these verses are first class. The examples are made totally parallel. The expected answer is that Satan’s kingdom will not stand, so the suggestion makes no sense. Satan would not seek to heal.

[22:12]  ⁴ tn Grk “he was silent.”

[6:28]  ⁵ tn Traditionally, “lilies.” According to L&N 3.32, “Though traditionally κρίνον has been regarded as a type of lily, scholars have suggested several other possible types of flowers, including an anemone, a poppy, a gladiolus, and a rather inconspicuous type of daisy.” In view of the uncertainty, the more generic “flowers” has been used in the translation.

[6:28]  ⁶ tn Or, traditionally, “toil.” Although it might be argued that “work hard” would be a more precise translation of κοπιάω (kopiaw) here, the line in English reads better in terms of cadence with a single syllable.

[10:19]  ⁷ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[10:19]  ⁸ tn Grk “how or what you might speak.”

[10:19]  ⁹ tn Grk “in that hour.”

[7:4]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “how will you say?”

[12:4]  ¹¹ tc The Greek verb ἔφαγεν (efagen, “he ate”) is found in a majority of witnesses (Ì⁷⁰ C D L W Θ Ë^1,13 33 Ï latt sy co) in place of ἔφαγον (efagon, “they ate”), the wording found in א B pc. ἔφαγεν is most likely motivated by the parallels in Mark and Luke (both of which have the singular).

[12:4]  ¹² tn Grk “the bread of presentation.”

[12:4]  sn The sacred bread refers to the “bread of presentation,” “showbread,” or “bread of the Presence,” twelve loaves prepared weekly for the tabernacle and later, the temple. See Exod 25:30; 35:13; 39:36; Lev 24:5-9. Each loaf was made from 3 quarts (3.5 liters; Heb “two tenths of an ephah”) of fine flour. The loaves were placed on a table in the holy place of the tabernacle, on the north side opposite the lampstand (Exod 26:35). It was the duty of the priest each Sabbath to place fresh bread on the table; the loaves from the previous week were then given to Aaron and his descendants, who ate them in the holy place, because they were considered sacred (Lev 24:9). See also Mark 2:23-28, Luke 6:1-5.

[12:4]  ¹³ sn Jesus’ response to the charge that what his disciples were doing was against the law is one of analogy: “If David did it for his troops in a time of need, then so can I with my disciples.” Jesus is clear that on the surface there was a violation here. What is not as clear is whether he is arguing a “greater need” makes this permissible or that this was within the intention of the law all along.

[12:4]  ¹⁴ sn See 1 Sam 21:1-6.

[12:29]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “Or how can.”

[12:29]  ¹⁶ sn The strong man here pictures Satan.

[12:29]  ¹⁷ sn Some see the imagery here as similar to Eph 4:7-10, although no opponents are explicitly named in that passage. Jesus has the victory over Satan. Jesus’ acts of healing mean that the war is being won and the kingdom is coming.