Matius 4:7

4:7 Jesus said to him, “Once again it is written: ‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’” ¹ 

Matius 5:43

Love for Enemies

5:43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ ²  and ‘hate your enemy.’

Matius 6:12

6:12 and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves ³  have forgiven our debtors.

Matius 13:26

13:26 When ⁴  the plants sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.

Matius 16:10

16:10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many baskets you took up?

Matius 18:27

18:27 The lord had compassion on that slave and released him, and forgave him the debt.

Matius 22:5

22:5 But they were indifferent and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.

Matius 22:26

22:26 The second did the same, and the third, down to the seventh.

Matius 24:37

24:37 For just like the days of Noah ⁵  were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

Matius 27:44

27:44 The ⁶  robbers who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him. ⁷ 

[4:7]  ¹ sn A quotation from Deut 6:16.

[5:43]  ² sn A quotation from Lev 19:18.

[6:12]  ³ tn Or “as even we.” The phrase ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς (Jw" kai Jhmei") makes ἡμεῖς emphatic. The translation above adds an appropriate emphasis to the passage.

[13:26]  ⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[24:37]  ⁵ sn Like the days of Noah, the time of the flood in Gen 6:5-8:22, the judgment will come as a surprise as people live their day to day lives.

[27:44]  ⁶ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[27:44]  ⁷ sn Matthew’s wording suggests that both of the criminals spoke abusively to him. If so, one of them quickly changed his attitude toward Jesus (see Luke 23:40-43).