Matius 3:13

The Baptism of Jesus

3:13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John to be baptized by him in the Jordan River. ¹ 

Matius 4:17

4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach this message: ²  “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

Matius 4:25

4:25 And large crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, ³  Jerusalem, ⁴  Judea, and beyond the Jordan River. ⁵ 

Matius 5:42

5:42 Give to the one who asks you, ⁶  and do not reject ⁷  the one who wants to borrow from you.

Matius 7:15

A Tree and Its Fruit

7:15 “Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves. ⁸ 

Matius 10:17

10:17 Beware ⁹  of people, because they will hand you over to councils ¹⁰  and flog ¹¹  you in their synagogues. ¹² 

Matius 12:38

The Sign of Jonah

12:38 Then some of the experts in the law ¹³  along with some Pharisees ¹⁴  answered him, ¹⁵  “Teacher, we want to see a sign ¹⁶  from you.”

Matius 16:6

16:6 “Watch out,” Jesus said to them, “beware of the yeast of the Pharisees ¹⁷  and Sadducees.” ¹⁸ 

Matius 17:26

17:26 After he said, “From foreigners,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons ¹⁹  are free.

Matius 21:11

21:11 And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth ²⁰  in Galilee.”

Matius 27:57

Jesus’ Burial

27:57 Now ²¹  when it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus. ²² 

Matius 28:8

28:8 So ²³  they left the tomb quickly, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.

[3:13]  ¹ tn “River” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity.

[4:17]  ² tn Grk “and to say.”

[4:25]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated before each of the places in the list, since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[4:25]  sn The Decapolis refers to a league of towns (originally consisting of ten; the Greek name literally means “ten towns”) whose region (except for Scythopolis) lay across the Jordan River.

[4:25]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[4:25]  ⁵ tn “River” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity. The region referred to here is sometimes known as Transjordan (i.e., “across the Jordan”).

[5:42]  ⁶ sn Jesus advocates a generosity and a desire to meet those in dire need with the command give to the one who asks you. This may allude to begging; giving alms was viewed highly in the ancient world (Matt 6:1-4; Deut 15:7-11).

[5:42]  ⁷ tn Grk “do not turn away from.”

[7:15]  ⁸ sn Sheep’s clothing…voracious wolves. Jesus uses a metaphor here to point out that these false prophets appear to be one thing, but in reality they are something quite different and dangerous.

[10:17]  ⁹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[10:17]  ¹⁰ sn Councils in this context refers to local judicial bodies attached to the Jewish synagogue. This group would be responsible for meting out justice and discipline within the Jewish community.

[10:17]  ¹¹ tn BDAG 620 s.v. μαστιγόω 1.a states, “of flogging as a punishment decreed by the synagogue (Dt 25:2f; s. the Mishna Tractate Sanhedrin-Makkoth, edited w. notes by SKrauss ’33) w. acc. of pers. Mt 10:17; 23:34.”

[10:17]  ¹² sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23.

[12:38]  ¹³ tn Or “Then some of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[12:38]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “and Pharisees.” The word “some” before “Pharisees” has been supplied for clarification.

[12:38]  sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[12:38]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “answered him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant, but the syntax of the sentence was changed to conform to English style.

[12:38]  ¹⁶ sn What exactly this sign would have been, given what Jesus was already doing, is not clear. But here is where the fence-sitters reside, refusing to commit to him.

[16:6]  ¹⁷ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[16:6]  ¹⁸ sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.

[17:26]  ¹⁹ sn See the note on the phrase their sons in the previous verse.

[21:11]  ²⁰ map For location see Map1 D3; Map2 C2; Map3 D5; Map4 C1; Map5 G3.

[27:57]  ²¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[27:57]  ²² sn Though some dispute that Joseph of Arimathea was a disciple of Jesus, his actions regarding Jesus’ burial suggest otherwise.

[28:8]  ²³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the angel’s instructions to tell the disciples.