Matius 6:7

6:7 When ¹  you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard.

Matius 12:7

12:7 If ²  you had known what this means: ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice,’ ³  you would not have condemned the innocent.

Matius 12:29

12:29 How ⁴  else can someone enter a strong man’s ⁵  house and steal his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can thoroughly plunder the house. ⁶ 

Matius 12:39

12:39 But he answered them, ⁷  “An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

Matius 13:21

13:21 But he has no root in himself and does not endure; ⁸  when ⁹  trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.

Matius 13:52

13:52 Then he said to them, “Therefore every expert in the law ¹⁰  who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his treasure what is new and old.”

Matius 14:22

Walking on Water

14:22 Immediately Jesus ¹¹  made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dispersed the crowds.

Matius 21:1

The Triumphal Entry

21:1 Now ¹²  when they approached Jerusalem ¹³  and came to Bethphage, ¹⁴  at the Mount of Olives, ¹⁵  Jesus sent two disciples,

Matius 21:30

21:30 The father ¹⁶  went to the other son and said the same thing. This boy answered, ¹⁷  ‘I will, sir,’ but did not go.

[6:7]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[12:7]  ² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[12:7]  ³ sn A quotation from Hos 6:6 (see also Matt 9:13).

[12:29]  ⁴ tn Grk “Or how can.”

[12:29]  ⁵ sn The strong man here pictures Satan.

[12:29]  ⁶ sn Some see the imagery here as similar to Eph 4:7-10, although no opponents are explicitly named in that passage. Jesus has the victory over Satan. Jesus’ acts of healing mean that the war is being won and the kingdom is coming.

[12:39]  ⁷ tn Grk “But answering, he said to them.” This construction is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.

[13:21]  ⁸ tn Grk “is temporary.”

[13:21]  ⁹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[13:52]  ¹⁰ tn Or “every scribe.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4. It is possible that the term translated “expert in the law” (traditionally, “scribe”) here is a self-description used by the author, Matthew, to represent his role in conveying the traditions about Jesus to his intended audience. See David E. Orton, The Understanding Scribe [JSNTSup].

[14:22]  ¹¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:1]  ¹² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[21:1]  ¹³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[21:1]  ¹⁴ sn The exact location of the village of Bethphage is not known. Most put it on the southeast side of the Mount of Olives and northwest of Bethany, about 1.5 miles (3 km) east of Jerusalem.

[21:1]  ¹⁵ sn “Mountain” in English generally denotes a higher elevation than it often does in reference to places in Palestine. The Mount of Olives is really a ridge running north to south about 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) long, east of Jerusalem across the Kidron Valley. Its central elevation is about 30 meters (100 ft) higher than Jerusalem. It was named for the large number of olive trees which grew on it.

[21:30]  ¹⁶ tn “And he”; here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[21:30]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “And answering, he said.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation. Here δέ (de) has not been translated. Here the referent (“this boy”) has been specified in the translation for clarity.