Matthew 1:24

1:24 When Joseph awoke from sleep he did what the angel of the Lord ¹  told him. He took his wife,

Matthew 2:14

2:14 Then he got up, took the child and his mother during ²  the night, and went to Egypt.

Matthew 2:21

2:21 So ³  he got up and took the child and his mother and returned to the land of Israel.

Matthew 4:5

4:5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, ⁴  had him stand ⁵  on the highest point ⁶  of the temple,

Matthew 8:17

8:17 In this way what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet was fulfilled: ⁷ 

“He took our weaknesses and carried our diseases.” ⁸ 

Matthew 14:12

14:12 Then John’s ⁹  disciples came and took the body and buried it and went and told Jesus.

Matthew 16:22

16:22 So Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him: ¹⁰  “God forbid, ¹¹  Lord! This must not happen to you!”

Matthew 20:17

Third Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection

20:17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, ¹²  he took the twelve ¹³  aside privately and said to them on the way,

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¹ tn See the note on the word “Lord” in 1:20. Here the translation “the angel of the Lord” is used because the Greek article (ὁ, Jo) which precedes ἄγγελος (angelos) is taken as an anaphoric article (ExSyn 217-19) referring back to the angel mentioned in v. 20.

² tn The feminine singular genitive noun νυκτός (nuktos, “night”) indicates the time during which the action of the main verb takes place (ExSyn 124).

³ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the angel’s instructions.

⁴ sn The order of the second and third temptations differs in Luke’s account (4:5-12) from the order given in Matthew.

⁵ tn Grk “and he stood him.”

⁶ sn The highest point of the temple probably refers to the point on the temple’s southeast corner where it looms directly over a cliff some 450 ft (135 m) high. However, some have suggested the reference could be to the temple’s high gate.

⁷ tn Grk “was fulfilled, saying.” The participle λέγοντος (legontos) is redundant and has not been translated.

⁸ sn A quotation from Isa 53:4.

⁹ tn Grk “his”; the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “began to rebuke him, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in English and has not been translated.

¹¹ tn Grk “Merciful to you.” A highly elliptical expression: “May God be merciful to you in sparing you from having to undergo [some experience]” (L&N 88.78). A contemporary English equivalent is “God forbid!”

¹² map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

¹³ tc ‡ A number of significant witnesses (e.g., B C W 085 33 lat) have μαθητάς (maqhtas, “disciples”) after δώδεκα (dwdeka, “twelve”), perhaps by way of clarification, while other important witnesses lack the word (e.g., א D L Θ Ë^1,13). The longer reading looks to be a scribal clarification, and hence is considered to be secondary. NA²⁷ puts the word in brackets to show doubts about its authenticity.