Matthew 17:10

17:10 The disciples asked him, ¹  “Why then do the experts in the law ²  say that Elijah must come first?”

Matthew 27:41

27:41 In ³  the same way even the chief priests – together with the experts in the law ⁴  and elders ⁵  – were mocking him: ⁶ 

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¹ tn Grk “asked him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant and has not been translated.

² tn Or “do the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

⁴ tn Or “with the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

⁵ tn Only “chief priests” is in the nominative case; this sentence structure attempts to capture this emphasis.

⁶ tn Grk “Mocking him, the chief priests…said.”