Matius 4:20

4:20 They ¹  left their nets immediately and followed him. ² 

Matius 9:34

9:34 But the Pharisees ³  said, “By the ruler ⁴  of demons he casts out demons.” ⁵ 

Matius 13:16

13:16 “But your eyes are blessed ⁶  because they see, and your ears because they hear.

Matius 13:26

13:26 When ⁷  the plants sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.

Matius 15:21

A Canaanite Woman’s Faith

15:21 After going out from there, Jesus went to the region of Tyre ⁸  and Sidon. ⁹ 

Matius 24:16-17

24:16 then those in Judea must flee ¹⁰  to the mountains. 24:17 The one on the roof ¹¹  must not come down ¹²  to take anything out of his house,

Matius 27:5

27:5 So ¹³  Judas threw the silver coins into the temple and left. Then he went out and hanged himself.

Matius 27:35

27:35 When ¹⁴  they had crucified ¹⁵  him, they divided his clothes by throwing dice. ¹⁶ 

Matius 27:52

27:52 And tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had died ¹⁷  were raised.

[4:20]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[4:20]  ² sn The expression followed him pictures discipleship, which means that to learn from Jesus is to follow him as the guiding priority of one’s life.

[9:34]  ³ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[9:34]  ⁴ tn Or “prince.”

[9:34]  ⁵ tc Although codex Cantabrigiensis (D), along with a few other Western versional and patristic witnesses, lacks this verse, virtually all other witnesses have it. The Western text’s reputation for free alterations as well as the heightened climax if v. 33 concludes this pericope explains why these witnesses omitted the verse.

[13:16]  ⁶ sn This beatitude highlights the great honor bestowed on the disciples to share in this salvation.

[13:26]  ⁷ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[15:21]  ⁸ map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[15:21]  ⁹ map For location see Map1 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[24:16]  ¹⁰ sn Fleeing to the mountains is a key OT image: Gen 19:17; Judg 6:2; Isa 15:5; Jer 16:16; Zech 14:5.

[24:17]  ¹¹ sn On the roof. Most of the roofs in the NT were flat roofs made of pounded dirt, sometimes mixed with lime or stones, supported by heavy wooden beams. They generally had an easy means of access, either a sturdy wooden ladder or stone stairway, sometimes on the outside of the house.

[24:17]  ¹² sn The swiftness and devastation of the judgment will require a swift escape. There will be no time to come down from the roof and pick up anything from inside one’s home.

[27:5]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the leaders’ response to Judas.

[27:35]  ¹⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[27:35]  ¹⁵ sn See the note on crucified in 20:19.

[27:35]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “by throwing the lot” (probably by using marked pebbles or broken pieces of pottery). A modern equivalent, “throwing dice,” was chosen here because of its association with gambling. According to L&N 6.219 a term for “dice” is particularly appropriate.

[27:35]  sn An allusion to Ps 22:18.

[27:52]  ¹⁷ tn The verb κοιμάω (koimaw) literally means “sleep,” but it is often used in the Bible as a euphemism for the death of a believer.