Matthew 2:15

2:15 He stayed there until Herod ¹  died. In this way what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet was fulfilled: “I called my Son out of Egypt.” ² 

Matthew 10:1-2

Sending Out the Twelve Apostles

10:1 Jesus ³  called his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits ⁴  so they could cast them out and heal every kind of disease and sickness. ⁵  10:2 Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: ⁶  first, Simon ⁷  (called Peter), and Andrew his brother; James son of Zebedee and John his brother;

Matthew 18:32

18:32 Then his lord called the first slave ⁸  and said to him, ‘Evil slave! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me!

Matthew 20:25

20:25 But Jesus called them and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them.

Matthew 21:13

21:13 And he said to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ ⁹  but you are turning it into a den ¹⁰  of robbers!” ¹¹ 

Matthew 26:36

Gethsemane

26:36 Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”

Matthew 27:17

27:17 So after they had assembled, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus ¹²  Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Christ?” ¹³ 

Matthew 27:22

27:22 Pilate said to them, “Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?” ¹⁴  They all said, “Crucify him!” ¹⁵ 

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¹ sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.

² sn A quotation from Hos 11:1.

³ tn Grk “And he.”

⁴ sn Unclean spirits refers to evil spirits.

⁵ tn Grk “and every [kind of] sickness.” Here “every” was not repeated in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁶ sn The term apostles is rare in the gospels, found only here, Mark 3:14, and six more times in Luke (6:13; 9:10; 11:49; 17:5; 22:14; 24:10).

⁷ sn In the various lists of the twelve, Simon (that is, Peter) is always mentioned first (see also Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:13-16; Acts 1:13) and the first four are always the same, though not in the same order after Peter.

⁸ tn Grk “him”; the referent (the first slave mentioned in v. 24) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹ sn A quotation from Isa 56:7.

¹⁰ tn Or “a hideout” (see L&N 1.57).

¹¹ sn A quotation from Jer 7:11. The meaning of Jesus’ statement about making the temple courts a den of robbers probably operates here at two levels. Not only were the religious leaders robbing the people financially, but because of this they had also robbed them spiritually by stealing from them the opportunity to come to know God genuinely. It is possible that these merchants had recently been moved to this location for convenience.

¹² tc Again, as in v. 16, the name “Jesus” is supplied before “Barabbas” in Θ Ë¹ 700* pc sy^s Or^mss (Θ 700* lack the article τόν [ton] before Βαραββᾶν [Barabban]). The same argument for accepting the inclusion of “Jesus” as original in the previous verse applies here as well.

¹³ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

sn See the note on Christ in 1:16.

¹⁴ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

sn See the note on Christ in 1:16.

¹⁵ tn Grk “Him – be crucified!” The third person imperative is difficult to translate because English has no corresponding third person form for the imperative. The traditional translation “Let him be crucified” sounds as if the crowd is giving consent or permission. “He must be crucified” is closer, but it is more natural in English to convert the passive to active and simply say “Crucify him.”

sn See the note on crucified in 20:19.