Matius 4:5

4:5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, ¹  had him stand ²  on the highest point ³  of the temple,

Matius 5:14

5:14 You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.

Matius 8:33

8:33 The ⁴  herdsmen ran off, went into the town, ⁵  and told everything that had happened to the demon-possessed men.

Matius 10:15

10:15 I tell you the truth, ⁶  it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom and Gomorrah ⁷  on the day of judgment than for that town!

Matius 11:20

Woes on Unrepentant Cities

11:20 Then Jesus began to criticize openly the cities ⁸  in which he had done many of his miracles, because they did not repent.

Matius 21:10

21:10 As he entered Jerusalem the whole city was thrown into an uproar, ⁹  saying, “Who is this?”

[4:5]  ¹ sn The order of the second and third temptations differs in Luke’s account (4:5-12) from the order given in Matthew.

[4:5]  ² tn Grk “and he stood him.”

[4:5]  ³ sn The highest point of the temple probably refers to the point on the temple’s southeast corner where it looms directly over a cliff some 450 ft (135 m) high. However, some have suggested the reference could be to the temple’s high gate.

[8:33]  ⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[8:33]  ⁵ tn Or “city.” But see the sn on “Gadarenes” in 8:28.

[10:15]  ⁶ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[10:15]  ⁷ sn The allusion to Sodom and Gomorrah, the most wicked of OT cities from Gen 19:1-29, shows that to reject the current message is even more serious than the worst sins of the old era and will result in more severe punishment.

[11:20]  ⁸ tn The Greek word here is πόλις (polis) which can be translated “city” or “town.” “Cities” was chosen here to emphasize the size of the places Jesus’ mentions in the following verses.

[21:10]  ⁹ tn Grk “was shaken.” The translation “thrown into an uproar” is given by L&N 25.233.