Matthew 1:20

1:20 When he had contemplated this, an ¹  angel of the Lord ²  appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 4:6

4:6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you’ ³  and ‘with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’” ⁴ 

Matthew 17:20

17:20 He told them, “It was because of your little faith. I tell you the truth, ⁵  if you have faith the size of ⁶  a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; nothing ⁷  will be impossible for you.”

Matthew 23:37

Judgment on Israel

23:37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, ⁸  you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! ⁹  How often I have longed ¹⁰  to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but ¹¹  you would have none of it! ¹² 

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¹ tn Grk “behold, an angel.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

² tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” Linguistically, “angel of the Lord” is the same in both testaments (and thus, he is either “an angel of the Lord” or “the angel of the Lord” in both testaments). For arguments and implications, see ExSyn 252; M. J. Davidson, “Angels,” DJG, 9; W. G. MacDonald argues for “an angel” in both testaments: “Christology and ‘The Angel of the Lord’,” Current Issues in Biblical and Patristic Interpretation, 324-35.

³ sn A quotation from Ps 91:11. This was not so much an incorrect citation as a use in a wrong context (a misapplication of the passage).

⁴ sn A quotation from Ps 91:12.

⁵ tn Grk “For truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.” Here γάρ (gar) has not been translated.

⁶ tn Grk “faith as,” “faith like.”

⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

⁸ sn The double use of the city’s name betrays intense emotion.

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⁹ tn Although the opening address (“Jerusalem, Jerusalem”) is direct (second person), the remainder of this sentence in the Greek text is third person (“who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her”). The following sentences then revert to second person (“your… you”), so to keep all this consistent in English, the third person pronouns in the present verse were translated as second person (“you who kill… sent to you”).

¹⁰ sn How often I have longed to gather your children. Jesus, like a lamenting prophet, speaks for God here, who longed to care tenderly for Israel and protect her.

¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

¹² tn Grk “you were not willing.”