Matius 5:25

5:25 Reach agreement ¹  quickly with your accuser while on the way to court, ²  or he ³  may hand you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the warden, and you will be thrown into prison.

Matius 7:20

7:20 So then, you will recognize them by their fruit.

Matius 11:19

11:19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him, ⁴  a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors ⁵  and sinners!’ ⁶  But wisdom is vindicated ⁷  by her deeds.” ⁸ 

[5:25]  ¹ tn Grk “Make friends.”

[5:25]  ² tn The words “to court” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

[5:25]  ³ tn Grk “the accuser.”

[11:19]  ⁴ tn Grk “Behold a man.”

[11:19]  ⁵ sn See the note on tax collectors in 5:46.

[11:19]  ⁶ sn Neither were they happy with Jesus (the Son of Man), even though he was the opposite of John and associated freely with people like tax collectors and sinners. Either way, God’s messengers were subject to complaint.

[11:19]  ⁷ tn Or “shown to be right.”

[11:19]  ⁸ tc Most witnesses (B² C D L Θ Ë¹ 33 Ï lat) have “children” (τέκνων, teknwn) here instead of “deeds” (ἔργων, ergwn), but since “children” is the reading of the parallel in Luke 7:35, scribes would be motivated to convert the less colorful “deeds” into more animate offspring of wisdom. Further, ἔργων enjoys support from א B* W (˹³) as well as early versional and patristic support.