Matius 8:33

8:33 The ¹  herdsmen ran off, went into the town, ²  and told everything that had happened to the demon-possessed men.

Matius 12:34

12:34 Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.

Matius 13:19

13:19 When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one ³  comes and snatches what was sown in his heart; ⁴  this is the seed sown along the path.

Matius 15:5

15:5 But you say, ‘If someone tells his father or mother, “Whatever help you would have received from me is given to God,” ⁵ 

Matius 17:9

17:9 As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, ⁶  “Do not tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”

Matius 20:4

20:4 He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and I will give you whatever is right.’

Matius 24:39

24:39 And they knew nothing until the flood came and took them all away. ⁷  It will be the same at the coming of the Son of Man. ⁸ 

[8:33]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[8:33]  ² tn Or “city.” But see the sn on “Gadarenes” in 8:28.

[13:19]  ³ sn Interestingly, the synoptic parallels each use a different word for Satan here: Mark 4:15 has “Satan,” while Luke 8:12 has “the devil.” This illustrates the fluidity of the gospel tradition in often using synonyms at the same point of the parallel tradition.

[13:19]  ⁴ sn The word of Jesus has the potential to save if it germinates in a person’s heart, something the devil is very much against.

[15:5]  ⁵ tn Grk “is a gift,” that is, something dedicated to God.

[17:9]  ⁶ tn Grk “Jesus commanded them, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.

[24:39]  ⁷ sn Like the flood that came and took them all away, the coming judgment associated with the Son of Man will condemn many.

[24:39]  ⁸ tn Grk “So also will be the coming of the Son of Man.”